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New approach for spacing of movement joints in reinforced and unreinforced masonry veneer walls. Part 1: Unreinforced masonry / Neue Bemessungsmethode für die Abstände von Dehnungsfugen in bewehrten und unbewehrten Verblendmauerwerksschalen. Teil 1: Unbewehrtes Mauerwerk
Author(s) -
Martens Dirk R.W.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mauerwerk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1437-1022
pISSN - 1432-3427
DOI - 10.1002/dama.201600701
Subject(s) - unreinforced masonry building , masonry , structural engineering , masonry veneer , engineering , movement (music) , veneer , joint (building) , geotechnical engineering , materials science , physics , composite material , acoustics
The spacing of movement joints has been subject of many discussions. The current methods for the determination of the spacing of movement joints are based on local traditions and bad experience with cracked veneer walls. This has resulted in various design rules throughout Europe with very stringent limits for spacing of movement joints. According to EC6, one of the solutions for increasing the spacing of movement joints is to introduce bed joint reinforcement, although unfortunately no specific design rules are given. Until now, most scientific research has been focused on numerical simulations without taking time‐dependent effects into account, which is a conservative approach. In this paper, a new approach is described. It is based on Peter Schubert's model and on practical experience with masonry buildings.