Author ASUNCION MORALES HORTELANO and TERESA GONZALEZ LIMON Central Laboratory of Structures and Materials. CEDEX Abstract In this paper, the influence of the deformations of a masonry arch bridge’s vaults in the obtaining of the line of thrust and the ultimate...
Author L. ABDOLT, R. AMI SAADA, F. MEFTAH & A. MEBARKt Laboratoire de Mecanique, Universite de Marne-La-Vallee, 5 Boulevard Descartes, Cite Descartes, 77 454 Marne-La-Vallee Cedex 2, France ‘ Corresponding author, Tel.: +33 160 95 77 93; Fax.: +33 1 60 95...
Author H. C. UZOEGBO and J. V. NGOWI School of Civil and Envir. Engg., University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Abstract Three full-scale dry-stack interlocking masonry wall specimens were tested under lateral loading with three different spans of 1.5m, 3m and...
Author C.R. WILLIS1, M.C. GRIFFITH1 and S.J. LAWRENCE2 1 The University of Adelaide 2 SPL Consulting Pty Ltd The University of Newcastle Abstract This paper presents the results of a theoretical and experimental investigation into the behaviour of unreinforced brick...
Author FRANCESCO MICELLI*, LAURA DE LORENZIS and ANTONIO LA TEGOLA * Corresponding Author: francesco.micelli(S> unite.it, voice +39 0832 297 241, FAX +39 0832 297 279 Dipartimento di ingegneria dell’lnnovazione, Universita di Lecce Via per Monteroni, 73100...
Author J. ALFAIATE Assistant Professor, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal and J.R. DE ALMEIDA Associate Professor, Dept. de Eng. Civil, FCT/UNL, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal’ Abstract In this paper, the finite element method...
Author P.R.BINGEL*, J.P. FORTH”, J.J. BROOKS** and A. BOWN* *Leeds Metropolitan University “University of Leeds Abstract A series of full-scale tests to monitor the long-term stress/strain behaviour of clay brickwork cladding panels subject to vertical...
Author LUIZ A. PEREIRA DE OLIVEtRA Department of Civil Engineering, University of Beira Interior, Calgada Fonte do Lameiro, Coviiha, Portugal 6201-001 Abstract This paper presents a method to evaluate the early shrinkage of the concrete infill from the time of its...
Author C. IGNATAKIS and K. STYLIANIDES Civil Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece kcstyl@civii.auth.gr Abstract In the present paper, an analytical micro-model able to simulate the behaviour of masonry panels under in-plane loading to...
Author T. J. WIJFFELS and O. C. G. ADAN TNO Building and Construction Research, P.O. Box 49, 2600 AA Delft, The Netherlands Abstract In the late 1990’s, some documented observations in Dutch building practice were reported, clearly indicating that bond strength...
Author GIDEON P.A.G. VAN ZIJL University of Stellenbosch / Delft University of Technology Abstract Shear along masonry unit/mortar interfaces is an important mechanism of resistance in structural masonry. Several test procedures and set-ups have been proposed to...
Author Ahmed Mebarki, Nathalia Valencia Laboratoire de Mecanique, Universite de Mame-la-Valiee 5 Bd Descartes, Cite Descartes, 77454 Marne la Vallee Cedex 2, France Abstract When dealing with seismic risks that may affect targe urban or regional areas, GIS maps of...
Author C. IGNATAKIS AND K. STYLIANIDES Civil Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract The results of an experimental programme concerning the determination of the mechanical characteristics of virgin and strengthened old masonry...
Author KOSIOR-KAZBERUK, M.; EZERSKIY, V. Bialystok University of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Abstract Determination of heat and moisture transport processes in the presence of salts in masonry wall is rather complex due to the...
Author ABRUZZESE, D. and MICCOLI, L. University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Department of Civil Engineering VARI, A Videodata Sistemi ltd, Rome Abstract The permanent monitoring of structural behavior of monuments or historical buildings is crucial for the diagnosis of...
Author GRAF, W.; PANNIER, S.; PIOTROW, A. TU Dresden, Institute for Structural Analysis, Germany Abstract The challenging task in computational engineering is to model and predict numerically the behavior of engineering structures in a realistic manner. Beside...
Author FARSHIDNIA, P.; KOLBITSCH, A. Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Building Construction and Technology Abstract Masonry infills have often been treated as nonstructural elements, and their structural presence is frequently ignored by engineers. The...
Author FÓDI, A.; BÓDI, I. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, Department of Structural Engineering Abstract The aim of this paper is to present the influence of different reinforcement directions on the shear resistance and crack...
Author DIZHUR, D.; LUMANTARNA, R.; DERAKHSHAN, H.; GRIFFITH, M.; INGHAM, J. M. University of Auckland, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Abstract Most research considering seismic assessment of URM walls has been conducted using laboratory based...
Author ROCA, P.; LOBATO, M.; VIVIESCAS, Á.; VILLALBA, V. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Departament d’Enginyeria de la Construcció Abstract A method to estimate the ultimate capacity of walls subjected to in-plane forces is presented. The method uses...
