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How to gain an advantage in Masonry Design using Yield Line Analysis over traditional EuroCode methods [WEBINAR RECORDING]
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In the UK in 2018, the construction industry consumed 2.4 billion bricks, yet the design of masonry wall panels is often based on rule-of-thumb methods or using conservative standards. The reality is, through some simple design checks, major savings could be made in the form of time, money and materials. The Advanced Yield-Line Analysis (AYLA) method allows you to quickly and accurately calculate and design masonry walls with any arrangement of openings, combined with multiple wind posts and lateral line loads.
How to design masonry walls with openings and wind posts? [WEBINAR RECORDING]
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Watch the recording of our latest Webinar and learn how MasterSeries Masonry Design can increase your efficiency and help you to deliver complex and economical building solutions.
Enhanced Masonry Design using MasterSeries 2020 [WEBINAR RECORDING]
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The enhanced user interface of MasterSeries Masonry 2020 provides a straightforward design workflow to increases efficiency and productivity. Watch the recording of our latest Webinar and learn how to analyse and design masonry walls with any arrangement of openings, combined with multiple wind posts and lateral line loads.
Masonry Design Without Limits [WEBINAR RECORDING]
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Watch the recording of our latest Webinar and learn how MasterSeries Masonry Design can increase your efficiency and help you to deliver complex and economical building solutions.
Strengthening Masonry Walls for Lateral Loading with Windposts
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Using windposts, the lateral stability of a wall can be increased significantly against horizontal forces such as wind pressure or handrail loads. But designing of large masonry walls especially with openings can often be difficult.
How to model multi-storey masonry walls?
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Masonry is the most common construction type for low-rise residential buildings. At first, the modelling of a simple masonry wall looks very simple. But what is the situation in the case of a multi-storey masonry wall?
Calculation of masonry walls with multiple openings
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With MasterSeries Masonry Design software able to design masonry walls with any kind of configuration of wall openings.
Gain a Competitive Edge in Masonry Design with Advanced Yield-Line Analysis
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Engineers have several options available to them when attempting to calculate a masonry walls’ lateral resistance.
Masonry wall strengthening with bed-reinforcement
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As a result of the Advanced Analysis and Wind-Posts, we can reduce the wall thickness and create more economical solutions. However, Wind-Posts may cause some unexpected problems, such as disruptive installation and cold bridging.
MasterKey: Masonry & Murfor® Compact Bed Reinforcement
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MasterSeries 2018.14 includes Murfor® Compact bed-reinforcement as part of Masterkey Masonry. In Addition to Eurocode 6, it includes the UK, Irish and various European National Annexes out of the box.