Table of Contents

Preface Structural Design of Masonry Buildings Masonry Materials in Compression Compression Failure Theories Masonry in Tension, Shear and Biaxial Stress The Strength of Masonry Compression Elements Design Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Structures Laterally Loaded Unreinforced Walls Reinforced and Prestressed Masonry The Resistance of Masonry Structures to Accidental Damage Masonry Walls in Composite Action The Strength of Masonry Arch Structures Testing of Masonry Materials and Elements Index

About the Author

ARNOLD W. HENDRY is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering in the University of Edinburgh and a Past President of the British Masonry Society. For over thirty years his main field of research was structural masonry and he is the author of numerous papers and book on this subject. He served for many years on national and international committees engaged in the preparation of codes of practice and standards for masonry structures.