Simplified Tool for Seismic Resilience Assessment of Bridges

Abdellaoui Mohammed(a) ORCID: 0009-0003-6766-4485 Badaoui Mohamed(b) ORCID: 0000-0003-1289-020X Ben Saibi Mahmoud(c) ORCID: 0000-0003-1409-4610 Koriga Said(d) ORCID: 0009-0000-5744-3521 Bridges are exposed to high seismic risks, making the assessment of their seismic...

Thermal Performance Enhancement in Masonry Units Incorporating Agricultural Waste: A Systematic Review of Experimental Evidence

https://doi.org/10.4322/2026360255504 Yokasta García-Frómeta(a) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-0487 Jesús Cuadrado-Rojo(b) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-5118 (a) Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra PUCMM, Sustainable Construction Laboratory, Santiago,...

Finite Element Micro-Modeling of Partially GroutedMasonry Walls Subjected to In-Plane Shear

https://doi.org/10.4322/2026360255503Clayton Pettit(a), cpettit@ualberta.caDina Helmy(b), dhelmy@ualberta.caAmr Ba Rahim(c), abarahim@ualberta.caCristián Sandoval(d), cristian.sandoval@uc.clCarlos Cruz-Noguez(e), cruznogu@ualberta.ca (a) Assistant Professor;...

Multilevel Framework for Structural Analysis of an OldMasonry Building

https://doi.org/10.4322/2026360255502 Anushka Mukherjee (a), Andrei Farcasiu (b), Douglas La Prairie (c), Tom Morrison (d), Bora Pulatsu (e)(a) Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada(b) Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada(c) Strake Engineering, St...

Modeling Natural Carbon Uptake of Dry-Cast Manufactured Concrete Products

Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.4322/2026360255501Craig Walloch(a), Pranav Pradeep Kumar(b), Nicholas Lang(a), Randolph Kirchain(b), Hessam Azarijafari(b)(a) Concrete Masonry and Hardscapes Association (CMHA), Herndon, VA, United States (b) MIT Concrete Sustainability...

Masonry International Vol 36 No. 1

Refereed Papers Numerical Modelling for Analysing the Behaviour of Concrete Blocks with Different Properties During and After Fire R.B.A. VERONESE, W.A. MEDEIROS, C. MALUK, G.A. PARSEKIAN and A.L. MORENO JR Numerical and Analytical Studies of Unreinforced Hit-and-Miss...

Waste To Building Material: A New Masonry Block With Glass Waste

https://doi.org/10.4322/2025360155503C. JAYASINGHE(1)*, I.E. ARIYARATNE(2), O.M. HASARANGA(3) and R.M.M.N.D. MAPA(4)(1)Senior Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka(2)Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University...

Numerical and Analytical Studies of Unreinforced Hit-and-Miss Masonry Walls Subjected to Out-of-Plane Pressure Loading: Horizontal Bending

https://doi.org/10.4322/2025360155502M.A. HOSSAIN(1) and M.J. MASIA(2)(1) Research Associate, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308 and Australia Akhtar.a.Hossain@newcastle.edu.au(2) Professor, School of Engineering, The University of...

Numerical Modelling for Analysing the Behaviour of Concrete Blocks with Different Properties During and After Fire

https://doi.org/10.4322/2025360155501R.B.A. VERONESE(1), W.A. MEDEIROS(2), C. MALUK(3), G.A. PARSEKIAN(4) and A.L. MORENO JR(5)(1) PhD Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo,13565905, Brazil...

Effect of Fineness of Sand Extracted from Mine Overburden and Lime Content on the Properties of Cement-Lime Masonry/Plastering Mortar

A.S. MENAKA(1), R.G.ROBINSON(2), and K.RAMAMURTHY(3), FIMS (1) Research scholar, Building Technology and Construction Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India (2) Professor, Department of Civil...

Understanding Masonry Compressive Fracture via Fractal Voids

A. AHMED (1) and N.G. SHRIVE (2) (1) PhD Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 ahmed.ahmed1@ucalgary.ca (2) Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,...

Masonry International Volume 35, No.3

Refereed Papers Understanding Masonry Compressive Fracture via Fractal VoidsAHMED, A and SHRIVE, NG Effect of Fineness of Sand Extracted from Mine Overburden and Lime Content on the Properties of Cement-Lime Masonry/Plastering MortarMENAKA, AS, ROBINSON, RG AND...

Characterizing Bidirectional Interaction in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings by Pseudo Dynamic Hybrid Simulation

KRISHNACHANDRAN S (1), XU HUANG (2), OH-SUNG KWON (2) and ARUN MENON (3) (1) Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India krishnchandran@gmail.com (2) Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of...

On The Effective Stiffness of Slender Concrete Masonry Walls in the Canadian Masonry Standard

M. BOGOSLAVOV (1) and N.G.SHRIVE (2) (1) Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada mihailo.bogoslavo1@ucalgary.ca (2) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada...

Prediction of the Seismic Behaviour of an Iconic Masonry Pagoda in China

P.X. WANG (1), G. MILANI (1), S.C. LI (2), (3) (1) Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milan, Italy (2) School of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou...

Masonry International Volume 35, No 2

Refereed Papers Prediction of the Seismic Behaviour of an Iconic Masonry Pagoda in ChinaWANG, PX, MILANI, G and LU, SC On The Effective Stiffness of Slender Concrete Masonry Walls in the Canadian Masonry StandardBOGOSLAVOV, M and SHRIVE, NG Characterizing...

Secondary System Response in Masonry Buildings: Effect of Integral Wall-Diaphragm Response

KRISHNACHANDRAN S (1) and ARUN MENON (2) (1) Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 600036 krishnchandran@gmail.com (2) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 600036 arunmenon@iitm.ac.in  ...

Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of a Masonry Clustered Building in the Sanità District of Naples

A. FORMISANO(1), G. LONGOBARDI(1) (1)Department of Structure for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples “Federico II”, P.le Tecchio 80, Naples 80125 (Italy), antoform@unina.it, giovanna.longobardi95@gmail.com   ABSTRACT This work presents a case study...

Masonry International Volume 35, No 1

Refereed Papers Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of a Masonry Clustered Building in the Sanità District of Naples A. FORMISANO, G. LONGOBARDI Secondary System Response in Masonry Buildings: Effect of Integral Wall-Diaphragm Response KRISHNACHANDRAN S and ARUN MENON...

Geological Hazard Effects on the Seismic Vulnerability and Damage Assessment of the Municipality of Romagnano Al Monte (Italy)

A. FORMISANO(1)*, N. CHIEFFO(2) and F. FABBROCINO(3) (1) Associate Professor, Department of Structure for Engineering and Architecture School of Polytechnic and Basic Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, P.le V. Tecchio, 80125, Naples (Italy)...