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Author M A ELGAWADY, Q MA, J BUTTERWORTH, and J M INGHAM Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland Abstract The rocking response of rigid blocks with aspect ratios of 3 and 5 was investigated, with particular focus on the possible...
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Author A ANZANI, E GARAVAGLIA and L BINDA Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract Among the factors which are peculiar to ancient masonry structures, creep and the creep-fatigue interaction have been shown to influence strongly...
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Author J H Greenwald(1), D W Graber(2), and M S BRADFIELD(3) (1) PE, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (2) PE, National Concrete Masonry Association (3) PE, Bradfield Consulting Abstract Grouting is a labour-intensive and time consuming portion of...
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Author Y SHI and D D’ AYALA Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath Abstract This paper reports on a test program which aims to validate former theoretical work carried out at the University of Bath, correlating seismic damage mechanisms...
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Author C SUI(1), M Y RAFIQ(1), D EASTERBROOK(1), G BUGMANN(1) and G ZHOU(2) (1) University of Plymouth, UK (2) Harbin Universityof Technology (HIT), China Abstract Naturally there are errors in laboratory experimental data. These errors are more apparent in data...
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Author M J MASIA(1), Y HAN(1) and M R S CORREA(2) (1) Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia (2) Department of Structural Engineering, EESC/USP, Brazil Abstract The paper describes a new...
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Author H C UZOEGBO FBMS(1), R SENTHIVEL(2) and R PAVE(1) (1) School of Civil Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2) Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal Abstract Single storey masonry buildings...
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Author A AZORÍN(1), S IVORRA(2) and F J PALLARÉS(3) (1) Ph.D Student, Technical University of Valencia (2) Department of Continuous Media and Theory of Structures, Technical University of Valencia (3) Department of Applied Physics, Technical University of Valencia...
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Author CH V UDAY VYAS(1) and B V VENKATARAMA REDDY(2) (1) Research Scholar, Dept., of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India (2) Associate Professor, Dept., of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India...
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Author A P RUSSELL(1), J M INGHAM(1) and M C GRIFFITH(2) (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland (2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide Abstract Unreinforced Masonry (URM) was a very common...
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Author A Baratta and I Corbi Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples, Naples, Italy Abstract In this paper in order to study the behaviour of a masonry wall, the Not Resisting Tension (NRT) model is assumed. Then a computational procedure for...
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Author L VAN PARYS, F DAGRAIN, T DESCAMPS and C COUDYZER Polytechnic Faculty of Mons, Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Mining Engineering Rue de Houdain 9 – 7000 Mons – Belgium Abstract For historical mortars, the on-site determination of...
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Author A AHMAD(1), K MOIN(2) and M QAMARUDDIN(3) (1) Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India (2) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India (3) Emeritus Fellow, Department...
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Author A BARATTA and O CORBI Department of Structural Engineering, University of Naples, Naples, Italy Abstract In this paper a basic approach for dealing with masonry vault analysis is outlined. In practice, the fundamental issue in treating such structural typology...
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Author G MOHAMAD(1), P B LOURENCO(2) and H R ROMAN(3) (1) PhD Student of Civil Engineering department of Minho University, CAPES-MEC-UNIVALI-UNESC, Azurém- Postal Code: 4800-058, Guimarães-Portugal (2) Associate Professor- Civil Engineering department of Minho...
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Author C SUI (1), M Y RAFIQ (1), D EASTERBROOK (1), G BUGMANN (1) and G ZHOU (2) (1) University of Plymouth, UK (2) Harbin University of Technology (HIT), China Abstract It is not easy to construct an accurate FEA model for laterally loaded masonry panels. Model...
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Author F da PORTO, M GRENDENE, F MOSELE and C MODENA Dept. of Structural and Transportation Eng., University of Padova, Italy Abstract An extensive experimental research programme aimed at defining the mechanical behaviour of hollow clay unit load bearing masonry...
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Author J H GREENWALD(1) and J FARNY(2) (1) P.E., National Concrete Masonry Association; (2) Portland Cement Association Abstract Quality control and quality assurance for field mortar is often misunderstood and, therefore, the provisions of ASTM C 780, Standard Test...
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Author C SUI (1), M Y RAFIQ (1), D EASTERBROOK (1), G BUGMANN (1) and G ZHOU (2) (1) University of Plymouth, UK (2)HarbinUniversityof Technology (HIT), China Abstract The nature of model updating procedure is, in general, a reverse problem solving process. Due to the...
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Author A CARPINTERI, P BOCCA, G LACIDOGNA, A GRAZZINI and D MASERA Department of Structural Engineering and Geotechnics, Politecnico di Torino (Italy) Abstract The long-term behaviour of brickwork is a key factor in the analyses performed in order to assess the damage...
