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Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction
Concrete masonry units (CMU) have a significant percentage of the United States market for foundation walls in homes. CMU also has a long history of use in above-grade walls in Florida, Texas, Arizona and other parts of the southern United States. Strength, durability, fire-resistance, and energy conservation are a few of the benefits to CMU construction. However, there are often difficulties encountered by home builders converting from a traditional above-grade framing material to CMU walls. In most U.S. markets, wood is the predominant framing material and the understanding of CMU construction for above-grade walls is usually limited. Home builders attempting more comprehensive use of CMU have many questions about the feasibility and appropriate use of concrete masonry construction, particuarly in relation to insulation placement and connection details. The objectives of this report are: to identify the major issues related to the design, approval, and construction of a home with above-grade concrete masonry walls in non-traditional CMU markets; and to identify different approaches to construction details, based on the two case studies in this report, between concrete masonry walls and other structural and non-structural members, including floor framing, gypsum wallboard, insulation, and window and doors.
Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction
Concrete masonry units (CMU) have a significant percentage of the United States market for foundation walls in homes. CMU also has a long history of use in above-grade walls in Florida, Texas, Arizona and other parts of the southern United States. Strength, durability, fire-resistance, and energy conservation are a few of the benefits to CMU construction. However, there are often difficulties encountered by home builders converting from a traditional above-grade framing material to CMU walls. In most U.S. markets, wood is the predominant framing material and the understanding of CMU construction for above-grade walls is usually limited. Home builders attempting more comprehensive use of CMU have many questions about the feasibility and appropriate use of concrete masonry construction, particuarly in relation to insulation placement and connection details. The objectives of this report are: to identify the major issues related to the design, approval, and construction of a home with above-grade concrete masonry walls in non-traditional CMU markets; and to identify different approaches to construction details, based on the two case studies in this report, between concrete masonry walls and other structural and non-structural members, including floor framing, gypsum wallboard, insulation, and window and doors.
Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction
1998
44 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Construction Management & Techniques , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Masonry , Houses , Construction materials , Concretes , Building materials , Design standards , Case studies , Construction , Feasibility , Building codes , Design , Walls , Structural forms , Structural design , Concrete masonry units(CMU)
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