Structural Masonry Designers ManualW. G. Curtin, G. Shaw, J. K. Beck

and W. A. Bray

Third Edition revised by

David Easterbrook

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First published in Great Britain byGrananda Publishing Ltd 1982

Reprinted 1982Second edition published by

Blackwell Scientic Publications 1987Reprinted 1989, 1991Second edition (revised) published by

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ISBN-10: 0-632-05612-6ISBN-13: 978-0-632-05612-5

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Structural masonry designers manual / W.G. Curtin . . . [et al.]. 3rd ed. / rev. by David Easterbrook.p. cm.

Includes index.ISBN-13: 978-0-632-05612-5 (hardback : alk. paper)ISBN-10: 0-632-05612-6 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. MasonryHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Structural

designHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Curtin, W. G. (William George) II. Easterbrook, David.

TA670.S725 2006693.1dc22

2005024960

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Front MatterAcknowledgementsThe Authors

NotationPreface to the Third EditionTable of ContentsAppendicesIndex