Author W Jäger and P Schöps Faculty of Architecture,Chair of Structural Design, Dresden University of Technology Abstract The verification of shear walls starts with the search for the weakest point. The shear strength, which is dependent on the material as well on...
Author H B WALTHER Xella Technologie- und Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Kloster Lehnin, Germany Abstract Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) are new instruments to supply quantified environmental data for a product using predetermined parameters according...
Author N Mojsilovi?(1)and J SCHWARTZ(2) (1) Institute of Structural Engineering, ETH Zurich (2) Institute of Construction Engineering, HTA Lucern Abstract The Swiss structural masonry code provisions are based on the lower bound theorem of the theory of plasticity....
Author J ALI, A N FRIED, O J KANYETO and J J ROBERTS Concrete and Masonry Research Group, Sustainable Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kingston, UK Abstract This paper reports on a program of testing work to investigate the properties...
Author G C MANOS(1), V KOURTIDES(2), V J SOULIS(2) and L TSAKMAKIDES(2) (1) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki,Greece (2) Research assistant ,Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of...
Author M C Limbachiya(1) and C A Fudge(2) (1) Kingston University- London, UK (2)Aircrete Products Association, UK Abstract Currently in the UK, aircrete (autoclaved aerated concrete) masonry units are usually produced with a minimum declared compressive strength of...
Author D C SCHERMER Institute for Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technical University Munich, Germany Abstract Masonry, in general, cannot be regarded as a continuum material since it is composed of discrete units and mortar having different material...
Author A WAWRZYNEK, A CI?CIO and J FEDOROWICZ Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of the Theory of Building Structures, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Abstract A certain modification [2] of the Barcelona Model (BM) which was introduced by LEE...
Author A AL-JOLAHY and M KULAIB Department of Civil Engineering University of Sana’a – Yemen Abstract Amer Bridge is one of the distinguished historical monuments in Yemen. It is a double-ring arch bridge of 15.7m span and 11.0m rise with two wing walls of a total...
Author F MOSELE(1), F da PORTO(1), C MODENA(1), A DI FUSCO(2), G DI CESARE(2), G VASCONCELOS(3), V HAACH(3), P B LOURENCO(3), I BEER(4), U SCHMIDT(4), W BRAMESHUBER(4), W SCHEUFLER(5), D C SCHERMER(5) and K ZILCH(5) (1) Dept. of Structural and Transportation Eng.,...
Author D R W MARTENS Department of Architecture, Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology Abstract The load-bearing capacity of unreinforced masonry walls subjected to vertical in-plane loading depends primarily on the eccentricity of the load. In...
Author L BINDA(1), V BOSILJKOV(2), A SAISI1 and L ZANZI(1) (1) Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2) ZAG – Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Abstract The structural performance of a...
Author R RAST, Dr.-Ing., Dr. sc.techn. and J KIEKER, Dipl.-Geologe BDG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mauerwerksbau e.V., Kochstraße 6-7, 10969 Berlin Abstract The ESECMaSE (acronym for: Enhanced Safety and Efficient Construction of Masonry Structures in Europe) Collective...
Author C ANSELMI and E SAETTA Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Metodi Matematici per l’Architettura, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy Abstract The objective of our work is to present a procedure for determining the collapse multiplier for out of-the-plane seismic...
Author A ANZANI, L BINDA, A FONTANA and C TEDESCHI Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abstract The research presented is aimed at studying the response of multiple leaf stone masonry by varying its geometry and the mechanical...
Author D C SCHERMER Institute for Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technical University Munich, Germany Abstract Under horizontal loads, e.g. due to wind or earthquake actions, the distribution of the lateral forces to the several shear walls in multi-storey masonry...
Author G J EDGELL CERAM Building Technology Abstract In the 1980’s a significant amount of research was carried out into the performance of brickwork walls made of standard format UK bricks, general purpose mortar and with thermal insulation and plasterboard bonded to...
Author D I MCLEAN Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA Abstract Provisions in the 2005 MSJC Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures establish maximum reinforcement limits for use in masonry...
Author F M Khalaf Reader, School of the Built Environment, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland Abstract The use of electricity as a means of supplying heat to young concrete has become recognized as an effective and energy efficient form of accelerating the curing...
Author E FEHLING(1) and J STÜRZ(2) (1) Chair of Structural Concrete, University of Kassel (2) Scientific Assistant at the department of Structural Concrete, University Kassel Abstract As a consequence of the increase of wind or seismic load values in actual design...
