Modern masonry : natural stone and clay products : the edited papers and discussions of a research correlation conference [...] / conducted by the Building Research Institute in Washington, D. C., on September 19 and 20, 1956.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Institute.

Series:

Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) ; no. 466.

Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) ; 466

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masonry.

Building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Academy of Sciences, [1956]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Modern Masonry Natural Stone and Clay Products""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Welcome to Conference""; ""Introduction to Conference""; ""PART ONE Architectural Design ""; ""The Aesthetic Demands of Contemporary Architecture Upon Masonry""; ""Colors and Textures in Masonry""; ""Modular Design With Masonry""; ""Discussion""; ""PART TWO Technology of Building With Masonry ""; ""Reinforced Brick Masonry""; ""AUTHOR'S COMBINATION OF PRACTICE AND THEORY""; ""WHAT IS RBM AND RGBM?""; ""HISTORY""; ""LONG BEACH EARTHQUAKE""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF RBM""; ""PRESENT RBM DATA""; ""TYPES OF RBM""

""COMPOSITE GROUTED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION""""SCR""; ""RBM ADVANTAGES""; ""Savings In Steel Reinforcing""; ""Savings In Structural Steel Support""; ""ECONOMY OF REINFORCING AND LAYING""; ""ECONOMY OF REINFORCING WALLS""; ""BOND BEAM""; ""DESIGN""; ""USES OF RBM""; ""CHIMNEYS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Cavity, Veneer and Face-Bonded Walls""; ""PART THREE Research and New Technical Developments ""; ""Thermal Performance of Clay Masonry Walls""; ""THEORETICAL DISCUSSION""; ""EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN""; ""TEST RESULTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Ceramic Veneer Panelizing""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF CV PANELWALL""

""PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CV PANELWALL""""FABRICATION OF CV PANELWALL""; ""INSTALLATION OF CV PANELWALL""; ""COMPARATIVE DATA OF CV PANELWALL""; ""DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF CV PANELWALL""; ""Advances in Uses of Natural Stone""; ""LIMESTONE WINDOW SURROUND""; ""Marble and Granite Research""; ""Brick and Tile Research""; ""Discussion""; ""PART FOUR Costs and Maintenance""; ""In-The-Wall Costs""; ""DIRECT COSTS""; ""INDIRECT COSTS""; ""1. Structural Frame and Foundations""; ""2. Heating and Air Conditioning""; ""3. Lighting""; ""4. Speed of Erection""; ""5. Rentable Area""

""6. Window Washing Equipment""""7. Sound Transmission""; ""8. Maintenance""; ""9. Code Requirements""; ""10. Conclusion""; ""Maintenance of Industrial Buildings""; ""WHY MASONRY WALLS CRACK""; ""MAINTENANCE COSTS AND PROCEDURES""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Maintenance of Public Buildings""; ""EXTERIOR WALLS�DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION""; ""EXTERIOR WALLS�MAINTENANCE""; ""EXTERIOR PROBLEMS""; ""INTERIOR WALLS�CONSTRUCTION""; ""INTERIOR PROBLEMS""; ""OPERATOR'S VIEWPOINT""; ""COSTS""; ""Discussion""; ""PART FIVE Building Type Analysis""; ""Residential Design""; ""Multi-Story Buildings""

""Hospitals""""Schools""; ""Closing Remarks""; ""Attendance at the Conference""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

844350844