Numerical Verification of the Barcelona Model Adapted for Brick Walls
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] […]
Methodology of Repairing a Stone Masonry Bridge
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 […]
Developing Innovative Systems for Reinforced Masonry Walls
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 […]
Joint Fixity Factor for Single Storey Masonry Buildings
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 […]
Guidelines for the Diagnostic Investigation of Historic Buildings
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, […]
Enhanced Safety and Efficient Construction of Masonry Structures in Europe – Exploitation of Research Capacities from the European Commission for the Advantage of European Masonry Producing SMEs
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 […]
Masonry Wall Under Out-Of-The-Plane Loading: an Approach with Geometrical Variables for Determining the Kinematic Collapse Multiplier
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 […]
Repair of Damaged Multiple Leaf Masonry Specimens: Initial Results
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 […]
Stress States in Multi-Storey Masonry Structures Under Horizontal Loading
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 […]
Traditional Plus : Single Leaf Brickwork Walling for Houses
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 […]
Effectiveness of Confinement Reinforcement for Improving the Ductility of Masonry
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 […]
Thermal Acceleration of a Portland Cement Mortar Using Direct Electric Current Curing
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 […]