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The designers of modern buildings are constantly using new techniques, methods and materials to provide structures with increased strength and reductions in loading. Because of this trend the use of reinforcement in walling is becoming a common practice. The reinforcement of brick walls allows for a reduction in wall thickness, and, when walls are reinforced above openings, the compressive strength is increased because the brickwork acts as a beam.
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© 1990 (The estate of) H. Bailey and D. W. Hancock
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Bailey, H., Hancock, D. (1990). Reinforced Brickwork. In: Brickwork 3 and Associated Studies. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11381-1_3
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