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Fire protection with clay block masonry – European standards – new fire tests

» Columns built with high-precision clay blocks for the fire test

The German National Annex to the fire protection section of Eurocode 6 (DIN EN 1996-1-2) was published in June 2013. Eurocode 6 can therefore be applied as an alternative to the DIN 1053-1 standard introduced by the German building authorities on the basis of an attestation of equivalence submitted by the Fachkommission Bautechnik (Expert Commission on Structural Engineering). The minor changes compared to the regulations that have so far applied in Germany are presented and discussed. In addition, a report is given on a series of fire tests on high-precision clay blocks commissioned by the...

Issue 10/2013

Fire protection with clay unit masonry: European standardization – new fire tests

1 Introduction Clay unit masonry is implemented primarily in accordance with pertinent national technical approvals. In the future, the European classifications are, at least initially, to be...

Issue 8/2015

Fire protection with brick masonry – current developments

For more than 15 years now, fire resistance testing of masonry walls and columns has been conducted in accordance with DIN EN 1365. The paper recapitulates recent findings of relevance. Such walls...

Issue 05/2021

New clay masonry block

Ziegelwerk Bellenberg is presenting a new clay masonry block. Thanks to an array of technical advantages, the MZ60 can be used to meet all Efficiency House standards in future, according to a...

Issue 10/2011

Combined load-bearing behaviour of non-reinforced and reinforced masonry elements constructed with clay masonry blocks filled with standard concrete

1 Background Currently, the primary application of filled clay block masonry is the construction of walls with high apparent density and commensurably good sound insulation. As here neither the...

Issue 4/2018 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Butenweg, Marko Marinkovi? M.Sc., Thomas Kubalski M.Sc., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard Fehling, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Pfetzing M.Sc., Dr.-Ing. Udo Meyer

Design of reinforced concrete enclosures infilled with clay block masonry (Part 1)

1 Preface The EU research project INSYSME (Innovative Systems for Earthquake Resistant Masonry Enclosures in Reinforced Concrete Buildings) was successfully concluded in December 2016. Coordinated by...

ZI 11/2013