Defects of non-loadbearing masonry walls due to partial basal supports

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1977-1990

  Da Silva Vicente, R ^a   Mendes da Silva, J A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cracking; Masonry walls; Strain; Strength; Stress

Indexed keywords

CLAY PRODUCTS; CRACK INITIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EXTERNAL PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; THIN CLAY BRICK WALLS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34250701131     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.05.028     Document Type: Article

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