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Fire Resistance of Various Masonry Walls Collection

  • ID:

    82

  • ESCSI:

    3220.041

  • Author:

    Troxell, G.E. and George Battey

  • Publication Name:

    Report to Masonry Research

  • Type of Publication:

    Collection

  • Publisher:

    Masonry Research (Institute, Company?)

  • Dated:

    1967

  • Issue/Volume:

    1968

  • Other ID:

  • Page(s):

    1-34, 1-31,1-11

  • Reference List:

    N

  • Abstract:

    The earliest dated report to Masonry Research in this file is from Smith-Emery Company and dated August 4, 1967. These 31 pages contain report, certificate and notes, sketches and test results.This is followed by two different reports to Masonry Research from G.E. Troxell, Consulting Engineer. One report is dated December 28, 1967 and the other is dated August 26, 1968.
    All test reports normalweight and lightweight CMU as well as clay block. Troxell tests cover filled-cell blocks. Smith-Emery tests were on some grouted and others filled with Zonolite.