Bøger af K. S. Jagadish

Compiles and discusses the most effective practices concerning the use of stabilized mud. Addresses the issues of mud and soil as a building material and proposes tested and researched solutions.

Structural masonry in India is substantially different from brick masonry in the west. This is due to lower strength of bricks in India. The properties of bricks vary widely from region to region and the elastic modulus of the mortar is often more than that of the brick. This book attempts to address this situation by studying the load carrying capacity of Indian brick masonry.