length of wall. Assuming that the wall is reinforced, brick masonry assemblies of the following widths can support the following total widths of deck: -An 8-in. wall: 250 feet. -A 12-in. wall: 500 ...

Since the law was passed, almost 2,000 brick structures in San Francisco have been retrofitted. But city officials say they're still struggling to bring the rest of the unreinforced masonry ...

More extensive retrofittings involve installing diagonal braces or adding reinforced concrete ... of unreinforced masonry buildings. About 70% of the 26,000 brick buildings across California ...

composed of a sequence of reinforced brick Gaussian vaults developed by Eladio Dieste (1917-2000). The cylindrical bell-tower, built in openwork exposed brick masonry, rises from the ground to the ...

Old, un-reinforced masonry buildings are some of the most ... Seattle has at least 1,287 unreinforced brick buildings, a long list that included homes, concert halls, commercial facilities ...