Author MILAD M. ALSHEBANI and S.N. SINHA Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Abstract Tests were conducted on model scale brick masonry panels having the same cross-sectional area, but different heights. Uniform, uniaxial, cyclic compressive stresses were applied to...
Author CHR MAYRHOFER Fraunhofer-lnstitut fur Kurzzeitdynamik Abstract Masonry walls change brittteness and gain ductility with reinforcement in the bed joint. The dynamic force enhancement is ore than a factor of 4 compared to unreinforced brickwork. Reinforced...
Author G C MANOS, B YASIN and J THAUMPTA Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Abstract Summary results from in-situ tests on the dynamic response of a 5 storey r.c building in an area of high seismicity are given. The building is 3,5m by 3.5m in plan and 5m high...
Author G.C. MANOS, B. YASIN and J. THAUMPTA Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Abstract A programme to examine the performance of partially reinforced masonry piers when subjected to seismic loading is described. This paper includes some preliminary results employing...
Author G. MAGENES and A. DELLA FONTANA University of Pavia Abstract A method for the simplified non-linear seismic analysis (pushover) of unreinforced masonry buildings is presented and discussed. The method is based on an equivalent frame idealization of multistorey...
Author A. BACCI and V. LAUDAZI Accademia Navale, Livorno Abstract A simple model is proposed able to evaluate the cyclic degradation of a masonry structure, based only on the measurement of the speed propagation of sonic waves. The masonry material is regarded as a...
Author MATTHEW GILBERT* TOM MOLYNEAUX** and BRIAN HOBBS*** * University of Sheffield **UniveTsity of Liverpool***University of Teesside Abstract A three-dimensional non-linear finite element modelling approach suitable for describing the response of unreinforced...
Author AHMAD SABHA TV Dresden Abstract The proof of structural safety for historic masonry buildings and the evaluation of their bearing capacity according to current codes leads often to underestimation of their actual existing strength. In order to avoid this...
Author JAN KUBICA Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Abstract The paper deals the analysis of problems with the calculation of masonry shear walls. National standards usually only give general information on analysis of shear walls and only concern...
Author JAN KUBICA Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Abstract The problems of analysis of stiffening walls of buildings are connected with shearing in the horizontal and vertical directions. Protection of buildings against vertical shear loads is still...
Author KLAVS FEILBERG HANSEN Danish Building Research Institute Abstract The results of 16 deformation controlled tests with bending of masonry walls about axes perpendicular to the bed joints are presented. The objective of the tests was to investigate the failure...
Author J.R. RIDDINGTON, P. JUKES and P.J.B. MORRELL University of Sussex Abstract Many different types of direct tension and flexural tests for determining bond strength have been developed over the years. In this paper the results from finite element analyses of many...
Author RENATO MASIANI and PATRIZIA TROVALUSCI Universita di Roma La Sapienza Abstract A micropolar continuum equivalent to discrete systems of rigid particles interacting two by two is proposed. It can represent the behaviour of brick/block masonry as well as jointed...
Author MOGENS BUHELT Danish Building Research Institute Abstract The combination wall provides an extension of the concept of the cavity wall. A combination wall consists of two structurally active leaves and a layer of insulation material. The inner leaf generally...
Author W.J. BERANEK and A. BORGART Delft University of Technology Abstract The geometrical properties of lattice models for in-plane loading are also applicable for out-of-plane loading (plate bending). The newly developed failure criterion guaranties a...
Author W.J. BERANEK and G.J. HOBBELMAN Delft University of Technology Abstract Lattice models provide the opportunity to introduce the structure of a brittle material into its mechanical behaviour. The advantages and disadvantage!: of regular and irregular lattice...
Author *C.BAGGIOand **P.TROVALUSCI * Terza Universita degli Studi di Roma ** Universita di Roma La Sapienza Abstract Block masonry made of stiff and strong elements dry assembled together, or connected by poor mortar, behaves essentially as a system of interacting...
Author MARIA GORET MARGALHA Beja City Hall Abstract Portuguese historic buildings were mainly built using lime mortars, not only as renders, but also as bonding material, together with stone and bricks. Preserving this heritage requires, as in other countries,...
Author P.F.G. BANFILL Heriot-Watt University Abstract Rheology is a key characteristic of fresh mortar since how the material behaves when worked with a trowel governs the quality of the work which the bricklayer can achieve. Sands from different parts of the UK have...
Author A.YOOL, J.ROBERTS AND A.N.FRIED. Kingston University Abstract A study has been made of the shrinkage potential and durability performance of a range of mortars made with both high and tow day content sands cast on bricks of varying capillary suction. The...
