This topic includes information related to structural cabling installed during construction. Structural cabling under tension has exceptional properties which allow its use in applications such as bridges, curtain walls and roofs.
This topic includes information related to wire rope assemblies installed during construction. Wire rope assemblies are non-structural assemblies. They are made from aluminum, steel or stainless steel wire rope and incorporate various types of fittings, including anchors, clamps, loops, carriers, threads and among others.
Manufactured stone masonry, sometimes known as cultured stone or thin stone, refers to a wide variety of synthetic cast stones that are used as a finish veneer in both exterior and interior applications. Stone walls and assemblies have long projected a natural, warm, and earthy feeling. However, the expense of building with natural stone has limited its use to projects with a big budget and a desire for permanence. But manufactured stone, with its realistic-looking design elements, can provide the aesthetics of stone with less material and labor costs and less structural impact.
Cast stone masonry is a refined architectural concrete building unit, manufactured to mimic natural cut stone and used in unit masonry applications. Cast stone can be made from white and/or grey cements, manufactured or natural sands, carefully selected crushed stone, or well graded natural gravels. Mineral coloring pigments are added to achieve the desired color and appearance while maintaining durable physical properties which exceed most natural cut building stones. Cast stone can be made to appear nearly indistinguishable from natural cut limestone, brownstone, sandstone, bluestone, granite, slate, keystone, travertine and other natural building stones.
This topic includes information related to design and construction with corrosion-resistant masonry. Corrosion resistant masonry is resistant to corrosion caused by chemicals and other elements. ASTM C279-10 Standard Specification for Chemical-Resistant Masonry Units defines three types of resistant masonry.
This topic includes information related to design and construction with exterior stone cladding. Exterior stone cladding are fabricated stone panels that are mechanically attached an exterior or interior facade. Fabricated stone panels are natural stone materials such as granite, marble, limestone, travertine, onyx, slate and sandstone.
Dry placed stone is, no doubt, the earliest form of masonry; it consists of the simple stacking of natural stones, one upon another, without mortar. As stone cutting tools began to be employed for working stone, early dry stone masons developed techniques of laying stones to make structures more stable and weather resistant. Egypt's great pyramids are the largest and most recognized dry stone structures, but there are numerous examples of ancient dry stone masonry all around the world that are still stable and useful after hundreds or even thousands of years.
This topic includes information related to design and construction with concrete form masonry units. Concrete form masonry units are stackable units that have finished masonry on both sides, held in place by connectors. On an interior side of the finished masonry is an integral air space for water drainage, defined by a layer of rigid insulation. The single units are dry or mortar stacked in place, reinforced and then concrete is pumped into the proper voids. Upon cure, the concrete form masonry unit wall is extremely durable and energy efficient.
