(WEST POINT, N.Y.) Forty-five Class of 2013 cadets majoring in civil engineering participated in the fourth annual Structures Projects Day Aug. 28, conducted through the Department of Civil and ...

Rising damp is a critical deterioration process in both historic and modern masonry structures, driven primarily by the capillary uptake of groundwater through porous building materials. This ...

When designing a loadbearing masonry structure, certain rules of thumb can help building designers, owners and contractors estimate typical loads and sizes that walls and columns experience. Keeping ...

Earthquakes and other stressors on buildings pose a threat to their structural integrity that endangers human life. It is effective to be able to calculate the behavior of buildings and test with ...

The Masonry Association of Great Britain (MAGB) has formally announced the creation of its new Technical Committee, a cross-sector body established to strengthen technical leadership and raise ...

This brick and masonry course discusses the general concepts of masonry bearing wall design, including structural systems and empirical and analytical design. After taking this two-hour course, you ...

Keywords: Earthquakes, Unreinforced masonry, In-plane, Out-of-plane, Bidirectional loading, Experiment, Finite element, Interaction curves Abstract: Existing material models and numerical procedures ...

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Local contractor outlines how homeowner renovation trends and stricter building oversight are shaping masonry projects ...

(MENAFN- Market Press Release) January 29, 2026 4:27 am - Boston Masonry INC, a trusted masonry company in Boston, MA. brings expertise in repair, restoration, and new construction for brick, stone, ...