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 ...

Growing demand for durable outdoor structures is increasing interest in retaining walls, stone walls, and other masonry ...

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 ...

We've all seen it: The brick or stone wall where the mortar is all powdery, cracked or non-existent. "Mortar can disintegrate over time because of weather as a result of the freeze-thaw cycles. The ...

The Monadnock Building in Chicago began construction in 1891 and is still in use today. The building features a somber facade without ornamentation and a colossal height - at the time - of 16 floors.

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

The Washoe Smelter stack in Anaconda is the tallest free-standing masonry structure in the world. Yes, it is. Carrie Johnson laid to rest any technicalities and competition with the Washington ...