Microsoft PowerPoint - Chapter masonary (handouts).pptx.pdf

2023-04-04 CIVI 321 ENGINEERING MATERIALS LECTURE # MASONRY A.M. Soliman, PhD, P.Eng Assistant Professor Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering (BCEE) 1 Introduction One of the oldest & most durable construction materials Pyramids of Egypt Greek & Roman ruins North American Adobe...

2023-04-04 CIVI 321 ENGINEERING MATERIALS LECTURE # MASONRY A.M. Soliman, PhD, P.Eng Assistant Professor Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering (BCEE) 1 Introduction One of the oldest & most durable construction materials Pyramids of Egypt Greek & Roman ruins North American Adobe ruins Great Wall of China 2 1 2023-04-04 I Types of Masonry Units II Sizes and Shapes III Weight Classes IV Load Bearing Classification V Exposure Properties 3 I Types of Masonry Units CMU = concrete masonry units – solid or hollow Glass blocks – solid Structural clay tiles – hollow Clay bricks – solid Stone – solid 4 2 2023-04-04 Concrete Masonry Units (CMUs) Solid Concrete bricks net cross sectional area >75% of gross area Hollow Concrete blocks, hollow blocks, cinder blocks net cross sectional area