ID1612: Seismic Behavior Comparison of Traditional and Confined Masonry Haitian Walls

QUIUN, DANIEL1; VILLA GARCÍA, GLADYS2; BLONDET, MARCIAL3 1) Professor, Catholic University of Peru, Department of Civil Engineering, dquiun@pucp.edu.pe 2) Associate Professor, Catholic University of Peru, Department of Civil Engineering, gvillag@pucp.edu.pe 3)...

ID1614: Reassessment of some code parameters of structural masonry

OLIVEIRA, L.M.F.1; CORRÊA, M.R.S.2 1) PhD Student, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Saocarlense, 400, 13566-590, São Carlos-SP, Brazil, filizola@sc.usp.br 2) Professor, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University...

ID1615: Experimental analysis on the functional properties of rendering mortars with superficial addition of TiO2 nanoparticles

VASCONCELOS, G.1, CARNEIRO, J.2, FERNANDES, F. 3, JESUS, C. 4, PALHA, C.5 1 Assistant Professor, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, PORTUGAL, E-mail: graca@civil.uminho.pt 2 Assistant Professor, Department of...

ID1620: An experimental comparison of hydrated lime and an admixture for masonry mortars

WALKER, PETE1; KIOY, STELLA2; JOWSEY, AMY3 1) Professor, University of Bath, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, p.walker@bath.ac.uk 2 PhD student, University of Bath, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, ab0smk@bath.ac.uk 3) MEng student,...

ID1621: Cyclic in-plane experimental tests for evaluation of shear capacity of brick masonry walls

PARTENE, EVA1; STOIAN, VALERIU2; MOSOARCA, MARIUS3; FEKETE-NAGY, LUMINITA4 1) PhD Student, “Politehnica” University Timisoara, Department of Civil Engineering, eva.partene@ct.upt.ro 2) Professor, S.C. H.I. Struct S.R.L. & Politehnica University Timisoara,...

ID1635: Experimental parametric study on the performance of wall ties

MERTENS, STIJN1; SMITS, ARWEN2; GRÉGOIRE, YVES3 1) dr.ir., Belgian Building Research Institute-BBRI, sme@bbri.be 2) ir., Belgian Building Research Institute-BBRI, as@bbri.be 3 ir., Belgian Building Research institute-BBRI, yg@bbri.be   Evolutions in the design of...

ID1637: Analysis of masonry walls subjected to high strain rate out-of-plane loads with a rate dependent interface model

SEYEDEBRAHIM HASHEMI RAFSANJANI1, PAULO B. LOURENÇO2, NUNO PEIXINHO3 1 Ph.D candidate, ISISE, Civil Engineering department, University of Minho, b6000@civil.uminho.pt 2 Professor, ISISE, Civil Engineering department, University of Minho, pbl@civil.uminho.pt 3...

ID2006: Efficacy of Horizontal Reinforcement in Concrete Masonry Shear Walls

RIZAEE, SAMIRA1; LISSEL, SHELLEY2 1) M.Sc. Student, University of Calgary, Department of Civil Engineering, srizaee@ucalgary.ca 2) Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Department of Civil Engineering, sllissel@ucalgary.ca   This paper presents the preliminary...

ID2007: Behaviour of SFRG and Polyurethane Reinforced Concrete Block Assemblages in Shear

HARRIS, RYAN TIMOTHY1; LISSEL, SHELLEY2 1) PhD Candidate, University of Calgary, Civil Engineering, rtharris@ucalgary.ca 2) Associate Professor, University of Calgary , Civil Engineering, sllissel@ucalgary.ca   Shear triplet specimens reinforced with two alternate...

ID1155: New Masonry Curtainwall Systems – Design and Construction

ID1155: New Masonry Curtainwall Systems – Design and Construction   TAWRESEY JOHN G.1 1)KPFF Consulting Engineers [retired], Seattle WA. USA, johntaw@aol.com   Reinforced brick veneer, laid-in-place panels and masonry panels are terms being applied to describe new...

ID1291: Physical and mechanical properties of an anhydrous calcium sulfate based mineral composite with hydrophobic granular silica aerogel modified by a polymer‐based surfactant agent.

SANZ-PONT, DANIEL1*; SANZ-ARAUZ, DAVID1; BEDOYA-FRUTOS, CESAR1 1)* Architect, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Department of Construction and Architectural Technologies, d.sanzp@alumnos.upm.es   The Energy rehabilitation of old buildings and renovation of the...

ID1365: The Pancas-Palha Palace – a rehabilitation process

N. BASTOS1, JORGE1 1) Full Professor, University of Lisbon, The School of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Urbanism and Design Technologies, E-mail: jnbastos@fa.ulisboa.pt   Under a major EU rehabilitation program, the City of Lisbon applied for financing in...

ID1385: Experimental and numerical analysis of the seismic performance of concrete block masonry buildings

AVILA, LEONARDO1; VASCONCELOS, GRAÇA2; LOURENÇO, PAULO B3 1) PhD Candidate, Research group ISISE, Department of civil engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, leoavila@civil.uminho.pt 2) Professor, Research group ISISE, Department of civil engineering, University...

ID1395: Application of titanium dioxide on clay brick façades for algal growth prevention

GRAZIANI, LORENZO1; QUAGLIARINI, ENRICO2; D’ORAZIO, MARCO3 1) Dr. Graziani Lorenzo, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICEA), l.graziani@univpm.it 2) Prof. Quagliarini Enrico, Università...

ID1398: Masonry Product Models for Building Information Modeling

  WITTHUHN, TYLER1; SHARIF, SHANI2; GENTRY, RUSSELL3; ELDER, JEFF4 1) Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil Engineering, tyler.witthuhn@gmail.com 2) Doctoral Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Architecture,...

ID1548: Contributions and innovations to improve the performance and behaviourof masonry interior partition walls

ZAMORA-MESTRE, JOAN-LLUIS1 1) Laboratory of Innovation and Technology in Architecture (LITA), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), joan.lluis.zamora@upc.edu   In recent years, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) research group “Laboratory of...

ID1627: Experimental study of different types of reinforcement in masonry lintel beams

BERNARDINO, PEDRO1; SARAIVA, PAULO2; GOUVEIA, JOÃO PAULO3; VASCONCELOS, GRAÇA4; LOURENÇO, PAULO5 1) I. Politécnico de Coimbra, ISEC, DEC, Rua Pedro Nunes, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal, pedro.bernardino@me.com 2) I. Politécnico de Coimbra, ISEC, DEC,...

ID1254: Comparison of Wall Splice Specimen Test Results with Current Code Provisions for the Development and Splicing of Reinforcement in Masonry

KELLN, ROANNE D.1, FELDMAN, LISA R.2 1 M.Sc. Student, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, rdk277@mail.usask.ca 2 Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Civil and Geological Engineering,...

ID1271: The Flexural Strength of Stack Bonded Masonry Stage 1 – A Preliminary Study

MASIA, MARK1; SIMUNDIC, GORAN2; PAGE, ADRIAN3 1) Associate Professor, The University of Newcastle, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, mark.masia@newcastle.edu.au 2) Structural Testing Manager, The University of Newcastle, Centre for Infrastructure...

ID1468: Masonry works – Breakdown structure and specifications on ProNIC application

MÊDA, PEDRO1; SOUSA, HIPÓLITO2 1) Eng. Mêda, P., IC-FEUP, Civil Engineering Department, pmeda@fe.up.pt 2) PhD. Sousa H., FEUP, Civil Engineering Department, hipolito@fe.up.pt   Information organization is an essential aspect for the construction life cycle. ProNIC...