Once more unto the beach, dear friends, once more, or close the wall up with our English dead. Having visited Cayton Bay last year I ventured forth last week, to Filey and beyond. The shore toward Hunmanby Gap when faced with the threat of invasion, was home to a plethora of coasta...
It can be seen, therefore, that: (1) if the bars work in tension, i.e., if they are placed following the wall diagonal, the reinforcement is very effective; and (2) if vertical and/or horizontal bars are used, they are subjected to shear/bending, and the reinforcement is non-effecti...
Keywords: typhoon; keel brick wall; extreme wind speed; high ductility concrete; reinforcement 1. Introduction The keel brick belongs to the unique residential building materials in the southeast coastal region of China and has significant heritage and cultural value, as shown in Figure 1, ...