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Load dispersion onto and around openings
Asymmetrical Multi-Storey Shear Wall
Detailing Loadbearing Masonry Intersections
Shear Wall with Opening at Base
Seismic Analysis of Entire Structure
Fundamentals of Earthquake Design
Ductile 16-Storey Shear Wall Design
Design of Reinforced Columns
Detailing Masonry Partitions
Horizontally Bending Walls
Analyze Existing Wall Systems
Understand Veneer Tie Design
Use Fewer Shelf Angles
Quality Assurance Testing
Post-Disaster Complete Structure Design

Page 257

Load Dispersion Onto and Around Openings

Page 391

Asymmetrical Flanged Multi-Storey Shear Wall

Preparing you for the most complicated designs possible, because you never know!
Page 403

Detailing Loadbearing Masonry Intersections

Preparing you for the most complicated designs possible, because you never know!
Page 436

Shear Wall Design with Opening in Critical Section

What do you do when there is an opening through the most important part of what otherwise would be acting as a single shear wall element?
Page 499

Seismic Analysis of Entire Structure

What do you do when there is an opening through the most important part of what otherwise would be acting as a single shear wall element?
Page 534

Fundamentals of Earthquake Design

Laying a solid foundation and understanding behind the strategies and approaches employed in the seismic design of masonry structures
Page 551

Ductile 16-Storey Shear Wall Design

Push the limits and maximize masonry performance through the increased energy dissipation of a properly detailed ductile (Rd = 3.0) shear wall. This one is 16 Storeys tall!
Page 575

Design of Reinforced Masonry Columns

Maximize masonry's efficiency in compression properties through the design of masonry columns. Consider approaches ranging from simple biaxial bending relationships to more comprehensive responses.
Page 616

Detailing Masonry Partitions

Ensure your masonry partitions behave as intended with our comprehensive guide on design and detailing.
Page 637

Horizontally Bending Walls

No top support? No problem! Masonry can be analyzed and designed to span horizontally instead. Chapter 10 covers other supplemental approaches including 2 way bending strategies.
Page 656

Analyze Existing Wall Systems

Looking at some old construction and wondering what to make of it? This book shows how older systems (including cavity walls, or composite walls with mortared collar joints, for example) would have been designed and how they can be analyzed today.
Page 702

Understand Veneer Tie Design

While masonry veneers are solid and durable, that doesn't mean that the veneer ties don't need to be designed.
Page 726

Use fewer shelf angles

You might be familiar with the old empirical rules of shelf angle placement. No, you do not need one every floor after you exceed 11m in height! You simply need to consider the loads and expected movement. We show you how this can be done.
Page 750

Quality Assurance Testing

Reviewing mortar or grout tests and wondering what to make of the results? Did a test come back below specified and you are faced with approving or tearing down? Understand recommended test programs and criteria that comply with the CSA Standards.
Page 786

Post-Disaster Complete Structure Design

Save on an entire steel frame and design a Post-Disaster structure using loadbearing masonry. This example walks through the entire process of loads calculation, analysis philosophies, and design approaches.