Author I. KELMAN* and R. SPENCE The Martin Centre, University of Cambridge * Corresponding author: fax +44-1223-331701, email ik227@cam.ac.uk Abstract This paper defines, and offers a solution to, the general problem of failure in unreinforced masonry walls from...
Author V. BOSILJKOV, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia; A. PAGE, University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Australia; V. BOKAN-BOSILJKOV and R. ZARNIC,University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Civil Engineering and Geodesy,...
Author ASOKA PERERA1, CHINTHA JAYASINGHE2 /. Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 2. Senior Lecturer, Division of Civil Engineering Technology, Institute of Technology, University of Mor atvw a, Sri Lanka. Abstract The...
Author RONALDO BASTOS DUARTE CIENTEC and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sid, Brazil Abstract This paper presents the results of experimental investigations carried out by several researchers on the most commonly used type of brick in Brazil, the 4-, 6- or 8-hole...
Author ARNALDO DA SILVA RAMOS, Civil Eng., MSc. in Civil Engineering – UFSC; DEBORA DE GOIS SANTOS, Doctor postgraduate student in Production Engineering – UFSC; TATIANA GONDIM DO AMARAL, Doctor postgraduate student of the Postgraduate Program in Civil...
Author T. ZHAO, C.J. ZHANG and J. XIE Department of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China Abstract Earthquake strengthening of brick masonry walls is generally needed due to unsatisfactory design or construction. Based on the test of four...
Author M. NART Dipartimento di Costruzione dell ‘Architettura 1st is tu to Universitario di Architettura di Venezia Abstract This paper aims at defining the tools necessary to interpret and quantify the mechanical behaviour of masonry domes. The analysis is...
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...
