Brick And Reinforced Brick Structures (Including Mcqs), (Paperback)

Brick and brick masonry is one of the most durable and widely used building and structural materials. This book has been developed not merely as a textbook for students but also as a guide to designers and builders. The book incorporates feedback from students while a course on structural design was taught, experience in testing of materials at the IIT Kanpur, and author’s design expertise as a consultant. Many brick buildings have been analysed and their statistics have been presented. A certain amount of research component based on a sponsored project from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi has been added to enable engineers to get more depth in the subject.

The first two chapters are an introduction to the properties of bricks, mortar and masonry. The histograms and statistical analyses give an insight of the chapter of brick and brick masonry in some parts of India. The third chapter presents the design of load-bearing brick walls and columns, and design of retaining walls. Design of reinforced brick slabs and beams is presented in chapter four. Some problems associated with reinforced brick construction have also been highlighted.

Materials and manufacturing of bricks • Statistical analysis of properties of brick, mortar and masonry • Design of brick walls • Design of reinforced brick masonry beams and slabs.

Dr. Pasala Dayaratnam, Ph.D. (1962) in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA joined IIT Kanpur in 1965 after teaching at Andhra University, Waltair with brief experience in Andhra Pradesh PWD. He taught variety of subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels both at Andhra University and at IIT Kanpur for about 30 years, guided research students and a number of sponsored research projects. He has been a consultant in design of complex industrial structures, tall buildings, towers, bridges and shell structures. As a member of Bureau of Indian Standards Committees, he is associated with development of many codes of practice in structural engineering. He has experimented on teaching methods, evaluation procedures and testing sequences. He authored nine textbooks in structural engineering, 110 research papers and about 150 reports on design, testing and evaluation. Dr. Dayaratnam is a recipient of awards during his entire student career from high school to Ph.D. level and some of his research publications have also won awards.

Dr. Pasala Sarah,  Professor and Dean R&D, Vardhaman College of Engineering, is an accomplished academician with over 20 years of teaching experience blended with additional experience in Research & Administration. The Research experience includes execution of projects from DRDO, BARC in identifying materials for different needs of the Industry. The administrative experience includes Vice Principal, Dean and Head Portfolios in large Engineering College of over 2500 students. Dr. Sarah has published over 50 Papers in International and National Journals and Conferences and has organized International and National Conferences on Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Composite Materials. Dr. Sarah has written 4 Text books. Dr. Sarah has unique experience of blending her core competency of Materials with modern technological practices which will enable the students to Innovate, Adapt to change and Adopt to the new technologies.