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Movements in masonry buildings

Structural Survey, 1991
Outlines the most common causes of movements in masonry buildings, how they should be avoided by design measures and, if cracking has occurred, how the cause may be identified. Discusses moisture movements in materials, temperature changes, strains resulting from applied loads, foundation movements and chemical reactions in materials.
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Interaction of masonry walls and shear walls in masonry buildings

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 2018
In most seismic regions of the world, many unreinforced masonry buildings have been constructed for different uses, including schools. Statistical analyses showed that 90% of schools on the retrofitting list in Iran are unreinforced masonry buildings. The addition of shear walls is a frequently used retrofitting method in these buildings.
Parisa Sartaji, Abdoreza S. Moghadam, Mohsen Ghafory Ashtiany   +2 more
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Impact of 1994 Northridge earthquake on masonry: design and build tall reinforced masonry buildings

The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 2004
AbstractThe 1994 Northridge earthquake confirmed the fact that it is now possible to design tall masonry buildings that have excellent and predictable earthquake performance. In general, masonry buildings performed well during the Northridge earthquake, and when construction practice was good the structural performance of masonry buildings was ...
Gary C. Hart, Chukwuma G. Ekwueme
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Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Unreinforced masonry is one of the earliest materials used in the construction of buildings. Many such buildings were therefore constructed prior to the introduction of seismic design requirements and tend to be highly vulnerable. Their age also means that unreinforced masonry construction often comprises some of our most important buildings from a ...
Matthew Fox, Weng Yuen Kam, Damian Grant
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Structural Reinforcement of a Masonry Building

Key Engineering Materials, 2019
A structural reinforcement carried out on a 12th century mansion in masonry with the aim of a seismic improvement valued as a decrease in the Seismic Risk Class [4].The reinforcement technique combines the use of FRP systems with carbon fiber strips applied to the external perimeter walls and FRCM systems applied to the internal walls.The proposed ...
Giovanni Cerretini, Giorgio Giacomin
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Masonry Buildings Under Seismic Actions

2013
This last chapter deals with the study of the seismic behaviour of historic masonry buildings. Starting point of the chapter is the remark that traditional masonry buildings have not been built to offer any resistance to horizontal actions. This is why most of the seismic damage occurs in old historic centres, as well as why there is currently such a ...
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Aspects Affecting the Quality of Masonry Buildings and Innovations in Masonry

Key Engineering Materials
The construction industry is undergoing another revolution, including the field of masonry construction. New materials and products for masonry are constantly being developed and construction details and implementation procedures are being resolved. Digitization and the introduction of automation in the masonry process (in prefabrication halls or on ...
Kristyna Richterova, Pavel Heinrich, Jan Hars, Petr Bily   +3 more
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Wind Damage to Masonry Buildings

Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 1989
An examination has been made of the methods of construction of masonry‐walled buildings, and their performance in severe windstorms. Particular emphasis was placed on low‐rise buildings using unreinforced concrete block walls and light roofs, which suffer the majority of wind damage.
Peter R. Sparks, Henry Liu, Herbert S. Saffir   +2 more
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Fragility Functions of Masonry Buildings

2013
This chapter proposes a method for the vulnerability assessment of ordinary masonry buildings at territorial scale, to be used in the framework of a probabilistic seismic risk analysis. The classification of the built environment is based on the SYNER-G taxonomy and is dependent on the available data in the study area; it consists in the aggregation of
LAGOMARSINO, SERGIO, CATTARI, SERENA
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Strengthening of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Journal of Structural Engineering, 1986
A method is proposed for rehabilitation and strengthening of multi-wythe unreinforced brick masonry walls in buildings where they are the primary structural element for transferring load to the foundation. Shear tests were performed to determine the strength of newly manufactured small-scale specimens made with cement grout, sand/polyester grouts, and ...
Joseph Plecnik, Thomas Cousins, Edward O'Conner   +2 more
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