Volume 3, I – 114: Improved load rating procedures for masonry arch bridges
Author CITTO, C. Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. ASCHERMANN, S. Bridge Diagnostics, Inc. WOODHAM, D. Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. Abstract Historic masonry arch bridges were not designed to carry modern truck […]
Volume 3, I – 92: About the evolution of the thermal performances of building envelope’s masonries in Italy
Author MONTAGNA, R. Università Politecnica delle Marche”, Ancona, Italy VALERI, F Consulting engineer, Pesaro, Italy Abstract An evolution in building thermal performance codes took place in Italy from the seventies […]
Volume 3, I – 73: Out-of-plane behaviour of FRP strengthened masonry walls
Author SAYARI, A.; DONCHEV, T.; LIMBACHIYA, M. C.; KEW, H. Y. School of Civil Engineering and construction, Faculty of Engineering, Kingston University, London Abstract Unreinforced masonry buildings form a significant […]
Volume 3, I – 71: Reliability of URM walls subjected to in-plane shear according to the new German design code
Author BREHM, E.; GRAUBNER, C.-A. Technische Universität Darmstadt, Chair of Concrete and Masonry Structures Abstract Masonry shear walls are the major lateral load-carrying elements in masonry structures. Due to the […]
Volume 3, I – 64: Influence of lateral loading and inelastic buckling on moment magnification of URM walls
Author SCHULTZ, A. and BEAN POPEHN, J. University of Minnesota, Department of Civil Engineering TANNER, J. University of Wyoming, Department of Civil Engineering Abstract Unreinforced masonry (URM) walls under eccentric […]
Volume 3, I – 61: Ultimate flexural strength of unreinforced masonry spandrel panels
Author AUGENTI, N.; PARISI, F. University of Naples Federico II, Department of Structural Engineering, Naples, Italy Abstract Simplified non-linear seismic analysis methods of standard masonry buildings are typically based on […]
Volume 3, I – 31: Out-of-plane dynamic behaviour of unreinforced stone masonry
Author ELMENSHAWI, A. and SOROUR, M. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada PARSEKIAN, G. Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil DUCHESNE, D. and PAQUETTE, J. […]
Volume 3, I – 10: Strength characteristics of brick masonry wall before and after encasing with ferrocement
Author VENKATESH, S. V. Faculty of Civil Engineering Bangalore, Peoples Education Society Institute of Technology Abstract Brick is perhaps the oldest man made material used in building construction. The strength […]
Volume 3, I – 7: Numerical validation of compressive strength prediction for hollow concrete blocks
Author BARBOSA, C. S. University of Campinas, Department of Structural Engineering, Brazil HANAI, J. B. University of Sao Paulo, Department of Structural Engineering, Sao Carlos, Brazil LOURENÇO, P. B. ISISE, […]
Volume 3, I – 5: Structural testing of unreinforced masonry assemblages retrofitted using twisted steel inserts
Author ISMAIL, N.; INGHAM, J. M. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand Abstract The seismic behaviour of unreinforced masonry (URM) assemblages retrofitted using twisted steel […]
Volume 3, I – 2: Interlocking dry stacked masonry
Author BANSAL, D. IEI (INDIA), CEAI, ISWE, IASE,BIS, HUDCO, Hudco Bhawan, Delhi, India Abstract This paper is motivated by the urgent need to identify, innovative technologies to supplement age-old concrete […]
Volume 2, H – 336: Effects of stiffness variation along the height on the seismic response of end-confined concrete block shear walls
Author BANTING, B.; EL-DAKHAKHNI, W. McMaster University, Civil Engineering Abstract As part of an ongoing study at McMaster University, three walls constructed of ½ scale concrete block were tested to […]