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All Weather Construction Glossary of Terms Relating to Brick Masonry Overview of Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530-95/ASCE 5-95/TMS 402-95) & Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530 1-95/ASCE 6-95/TMS 620-95) Heat Transmission Co-efficients of Brick Masonry Walls Energy Code Compliance of Brick Masonry Walls Sound Insulation - Clay Masonry Walls Painting Brick Masonry Colorless Coatings for Brick Masonry Water Resistance of Brick Masonry - Design and Detailing, Part I Water Resistance of Brick Masonry - Materials, Part II Water Resistance of Brick Masonry - Construction and Workmanship, Part III Moisture Control in Brick and Tile Walls - Condensation Moisture Resistance of Brick Masonry Walls Condensation Analysis Moisture Resistance of Brick Masonry - Maintenance Mortars for Brick Masonry Standard Specification for Portland Cement - Lime Mortar for Brick Masonry, BIA Designation M1-88 Mortar for Brick Masonry - Selection and Controls Manufacturing, Classification and Selection of Brick - Manufacturing, Part I Manufacturing, Classification and Selection of Brick - Classification, Part II Manufacturing, Classification and Selection of Brick - Selection, Part III Estimating Brick Masonry Modular Brick Masonry Brick Sizes and Related Information Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part I Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part II Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part III Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part IV Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part IV (Continued) Guide Specifications for Brick Masonry, Part V, Mortar and Grout Ceramic Glazed Brick Facing for Exterior Walls Brick Floors and Pavements - Design and Detailing, Part I Brick Floors and Pavements - Materials and Installation, Part II Brick Floors and Pavements, Part III Salvaged Brick Fire Resistance Calculated Fire Resistance Reinforced Brick Masonry, Part I Reinforced Brick Masonry - Materials and Construction Reinforced Brick Masonry - Beams Four-inch RBM Curtain and Panel Walls Reinforced Brick Masonry Girders - Examples Movement - Volume Changes and Effect of Movement, Part I Movement - Design and Detailing of Movement Joints, Part II Residential Fireplace Design Residential Fireplaces - Details and Construction Residential Chimneys - Design and Construction Contemporary Brick Masonry Fireplaces Brick Masonry Fireplaces - Russian-Style Heaters, Part I Brick Masonry Fireplaces - Fountain and Contemporary Style Heaters, Part II Cleaning Brick Masonry Brick Masonry Cavity Walls Introduction Brick Masonry Cavity Walls - Selection of Materials Brick Masonry Cavity Walls - Detailing Brick Masonry Cavity Walls - Construction Efflorescence - Causes and Mechanisms, Part I of II Efflorescence - Prevention and Control, Part II of II The Contemporary Bearing Wall The Contemporary Bearing Wall - Introduction to Shear Wall Design The Contemporary Bearing Wall - Construction The Contemporary Bearing Wall - Detailing Single Wythe Bearing Walls Brick Masonry Rain Screen Walls Anchored Brick Veneer - Wood Frame Construction Brick Veneer - Existing Construction Brick Veneer - Steel Stud Panel Walls Thin Brick Veneer - Introduction Brick in Landscape Architecture - Pedestrian Applications Brick in Landscape Architecture - Garden Walls Brick in Landscape Architecture - Miscellaneous Applications Bonds and Patterns in Brickwork Brick Masonry Arches Structural Design of Brick Masonry Arches Structural Steel Lintels Structural Design of Semicircular Brick Masonry Arches Brick Masonry Details - Sills and Soffits Brick Masonry Details - Caps and Copings, Corbels and Racking Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry - Brick and Mortar Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry - Determination of Allowable Design Stresses Testing for Engineered Brick Masonry - Quality Control Prefabricated Brick Masonry - Introduction Hollow Brick Masonry Empirical Design of Brick Masonry Passive Solar Heating with Brick Masonry - Part I, Introduction Passive Solar Cooling with Brick Masonry - Part I, Introduction Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems - Part IV, Material Properties Brick Passive Solar Heating Systems - Part VII, Details and Construction Anchor Bolts for Brick Masonry Fasteners for Brick Masonry Wall Ties for Brick Masonry Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls - Introduction Brick Masonry Noise Barrier Walls - Structural Design

 

Technical Publications from Clay Brick and Paver Institute (CBPI)
For further information on detailing, designing, and construction, please use the following link to the Clay Brick & Paver Institute Website where you can download free publications (technical sheets and complete manuals) on these technical matters.

1. Clay Paving Design and Construction - Technical guidance for flexible and rigid clay segmental pavements
2. The Full Brick Manual - Design and construction of full brick housing
3. Design of Clay Masonry for Wind & Earthquake - Designing unreinforced clay masonry to resist wind and seismic forces
   
4. Fire Resistance Levels for Clay Brick Walls - Allows designers to determine fire resistance level for common wall types
   
5. Detailing of Clay Masonry Walls - General design guidance; includes 34 typical details and 11 design tables
6. Construction Guidelines for Clay Masonry - Good practice recommendations drawing on BCA and Australian Standards
   

British Standards

1. 99/104185 DC (BS EN 1015-18.) Methods of test for mortar for masonry. Part 18. Determination of water absorption coefficient due to capillary action of hardened rendering mortar
2. 99/109559 DC (BS EN 772-22.)Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of freeze/thaw resistance of clay masonry units
3. 92/14985 DC (prEN 772-5.)Methods of test for masonry units. Part 5. Determination of soluble salt content of clay masonry units
4. 99/109559 DC (BS EN 772-22.)Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of freeze/thaw resistance of clay masonry units
5. 0/103725 DC Specification for masonry units. Part 1. Clay masonry units (prEN 771-1.)
6. 00/103733 DC Specification for ancillary components for masonry. Part 2. Lintels (prEN 845-2.)
7. 00/103734 DC Specification for ancillary components for masonry. Part 3. Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork (prEN 845-3.)
8. 98/108339 DC Free-standing industrial chimneys. Part 4. Brick liners. Design and execution (prEN 13084-4)
9. 98/108338 DC Free-standing industrial chimneys. Part 5. Materials for brick liners. Product specifications (prEN 13084-5)
   
10. BS 12 Specification for Portland Cement
11. DD 34:1974 Clay bricks with modular dimensions
12. BS 476-23:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure
13. BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
14. BS 476-21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Methods for determination of the fire resistance of load bearing elements of construction
15. BS 476-4:1970 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Non-combustibility test for materials
16. BS 476-20:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures. Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
17. BS 493:1970 Specification for air bricks and gratings for wall ventilation
18. BS 648:1964 Schedule of weights of building materials
19. BS 743:1970 Specification for materials for damp-proof courses
20. BS EN 772-19:2000 Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of moisture expansion of large horizontally perforated clay masonry units
21. BS EN 772-16:2000 Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of dimensions
22. BS EN 772-7:1998 Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of water absorption of clay masonry damp proof course units by boiling in water
23. BS EN 772-1:2000 Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of compressive strength
24. BS 890:1995 Specification for building limes
25. BS EN 1052-4:2000 Methods of test for masonry. Determination of shear strength including damp proof course
26. BS EN 1052-2:1999 Methods of test for masonry. Determination of flexural strength
27. BS EN 1052-1:1999 Methods of test for masonry. Determination of compressive strength
28. BS 1191-2:1973 Specification for gypsum building plasters. Premixed lightweight plasters
29. BS 1191-1:1973 Specification for gypsum building plasters. Excluding premixed lightweight plasters
30. BS EN 1365-1:1999 Fire resistance tests for load bearing elements. Walls
31. DD ENV 1996-1-1:1996 (Euro code 6.)Design of masonry structures. General rules for buildings. General rules for buildings. Rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry (together with United Kingdom National Application Document)
32. DD ENV 1996-1-2:1997 (Euro code 6. ) Design of masonry structures. General rules for buildings. Structural fire design (together with United Kingdom National Application Document)
33. DD ENV 1996-2:2001 (Euro code 6.) Design of masonry structures. Design, selection of materials and execution of masonry (together with United Kingdom National Application Document)
34. BS 4027 Specification for Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement
35. BS 1199 and 1200:1976 Specifications for building sands from natural sources
36. BS 4887 Specification for Mortar Admixtures
37. BS 5224 Specification for Masonry Cement
38. BS 3826:1969 Specification for silicone-based water repellents for masonry
39. BS 3921:1985 Specification for clay bricks
40. BS 4729:1971 Specification for shapes and dimensions of special bricks
41. BS 4729:1990 Specification for dimensions of bricks of special shapes and sizes
42. BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Code of practice for residential buildings
43. BS 5588-0:1996 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications
44. BS 5628:Part 1:1978 Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural use of unreinforced masonry
45. BS 5628:Part 2:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural use of reinforced and prestressed masonry
46. BS 5628-1:1992 Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural use of unreinforced masonry
47. BS 5642-1:1978 Sills and copings. Specification for window sills of precast concrete, cast stone, clayware, slate and natural stone
48. BS 5642-2:1983 Sills and copings. Specification for copings of precast concrete, cast stone, clayware, slate and natural stone
49. BS 5628-2:2000 Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural use of reinforced and prestressed masonry
50. BS 5628-3:2001 Code of practice for use of masonry. Materials and components, design and workmanship
51. BS 6093:1993 Code of practice for design of joints and jointing in building construction
52. BS 6100:Part 5: Section 5.1:1985 Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Masonry. Terms common to masonry
53. BS 6399-3:1988 Loading for buildings. Code of practice for imposed roof loads
54. BS 6399-1:1996 Loading for buildings. Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
55. BS 6399-2:1997 Loading for buildings. Code of practice for wind loads
56. PD 6472:1974 Guide to specifying the quality of building mortars
57. PD 6520:1988 Guide to fire test methods for building materials and elements of construction
58. BS 6576:1985 Code of practice for installation of chemical damp-proof courses
59. BS 6649:1985 Specification for clay and calcium silicate modular bricks
60. BS 6677-2:1986 Clay and calcium silicate pavers for flexible pavements. Code of practice for design of lightly trafficked pavements
61. BS 6677-1:1986 Clay and calcium silicate pavers for flexible pavements. Specification for pavers
62. BS 6677:Part 3:1986 Clay and calcium silicate pavers for flexible pavements. Method for construction of pavements
63. BS 7533-6:1999 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Code of practice for laying natural stone, precast concrete and clay kerb units
64. BS 7533-3:1997 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Code of practice for laying precast concrete paving blocks and clay pavers for flexible pavements
65. BS 7533-4:1998 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Code of practice for the construction of pavements of precast concrete flags or natural stone slabs
66. BS 7533-2:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements constructed of clay pavers or precast concrete paving blocks
67. BS 7533-1:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Guide for the structural design of heavy duty pavements constructed of clay pavers or precast concrete paving blocks
68. BS 8103-2:1996 Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of practice for masonry walls for housing
69. BS 8215:1991 Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
70. BS 8221-2:2000 Code of practice for cleaning and surface repair of buildings. Surface repair of natural stones, brick and terracotta
71. BS 8221-1:2000 Code of practice for cleaning and surface repair of buildings. Cleaning of natural stones, brick, terracotta and concrete
72. BS ISO 11600:1993 Building construction. Sealants. Classification and requirements
    

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