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This book covers the impact of sustainable masonry on the environment, touting the many benefits of utilizing local and/or low embodied energy materials in the construction of sustainable buildings.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Technologies and Construction Process

1. Introduction to Sustainable Masonry.

2. Earth and Stone Materials.

3. Blocks: The Elements of Masonry.

4. Arrangement of Blocks.

Part 2. Graphic Statics

5. The Foundations of Graphic Statics.

6. Reduction and Equilibrium of a System of Forces in a Plane.

7. Funicular Polygons.

8. Projective Properties and Duality.

Part 3.Yield Design Applied to Masonry

9. Principles of Yield Design.

10. Stability of Curvilinear Masonry.

11. Homogenization and Yield Design of Masonry.

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      Publisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 04/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9781848214958, 978-1848214958
      ISBN10: 1848214952
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book covers the impact of sustainable masonry on the environment, touting the many benefits of utilizing local and/or low embodied energy materials in the construction of sustainable buildings.

      Table of Contents

      Part 1. Technologies and Construction Process

      1. Introduction to Sustainable Masonry.

      2. Earth and Stone Materials.

      3. Blocks: The Elements of Masonry.

      4. Arrangement of Blocks.

      Part 2. Graphic Statics

      5. The Foundations of Graphic Statics.

      6. Reduction and Equilibrium of a System of Forces in a Plane.

      7. Funicular Polygons.

      8. Projective Properties and Duality.

      Part 3.Yield Design Applied to Masonry

      9. Principles of Yield Design.

      10. Stability of Curvilinear Masonry.

      11. Homogenization and Yield Design of Masonry.

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