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NOISE BARRIER
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According to the executive director of the Masonry Institute, which worked with the Ohio Department of Transportation in the conceptual stage, the wall cost $14 sq/ft., compared with $16 sq./ft. for a wood wall. Koehler says it took a "thorough and diligent promotional campaign" to convince the Ohio DOT that a brick wall would be suitable.
These efforts included retaining Dayton engineers Lockwood, Jones & Beals to design the wall that eventually was accepted by state engineers and the affected residents.
Course on Reinforced Masonry Structures
A two-day course on "Design and Construction of Reinforced Masonry Structures" will be presented at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., November 17-18. The instructor will be James E. Amrhein, S.E., executive director, Masonry Institute of America.
The course will provide information on brick and concrete block, mortar, grout and construction techniques. It also will cover methods of design for flexure, shear, vertical and lateral loads, including earthquake resistance design. Actual design problems will be presented and solved. The performance of structures in the Mexico City earthquake of September, 1985 (Masonry, January/February and March/April, 1986) also will be reviewed.
For information, contact: Cliff Hopkins, George Washington University Continuing Engineering Education Program, (202) 676-6106 or toll-free (800) 424-9773 in USA: (800) 535-4567 in Canada.
CSI to Sponsor Design Build Forum
The Construction Specifications Institute will sponsor a forum on "Design Build Construction: Risks and Opportunities" on November 6 at the Radice Corporate Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The program will feature case study reports, expert opinions, and practical experiences from a panel of professionals. It will provide an opportunity to exchange views and come to terms with the increasingly popular practice of using design build contracts.
Registration fee for the forum is $225 for CSI members and $275 for non-members. For further information, contact: Manager of Education Programs, CSI, 601 Madison St., Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 684-0300.