From:
Greg Carter <greg@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:41:24 -0500
Subject:
slip form masonry
Tomas Lipps wrote:
Quoted text begins.is that Charles Long's book? in which he advocates having one fixed
(inside) form only? if so, yes. I think that's an intelligent way to
build.
End of quote.
Yes it is his book.
Quoted text begins.buildings with traditional load-bearing stone walls (14 inches thick
if memory serves) the integrity of which were enhanced by reinforced
concrete bond beams.
End of quote.
Two good documents on bond beams and stone masonry are:
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/architecture/research/ehc-newsletters/july2003/July_2003.pdf
see the article "An experimental study of effectiveness of seismic and
retrofitting measures in stone masonry houses"
the above has actual scale testing of rubble stone houses subjected to
earthquake acceleration forces, complete with pictures. The pictures
show how the buildings built with bond beams held up vs those that were
not.
Another is
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/earthquakes/MasonryStone/PlainStoneMasonry.htm
which goes into greater construction detail of incorporating bond beams
in stone masonry.
Thanks for the info.
Greg.
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