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Performance of masonry buildings and churches in the 22 february 2011 christchurch earthquake [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
As part of the „Project Masonry‟ Recovery Project funded by the New Zealand Natural Hazards Research Platform, commencing in March 2011, an international team of researchers was deployed to document and interpret the observed earthquake damage to masonry
Centeno, Jose   +12 more
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Masonry Buildings: Research and Practice [PDF]

open access: yesBuildings, 2019
Masonry is a construction material that has been used throughout the years as a structural or non-structural component in buildings [...]
Hugo Rodrigues, Tanja Kalman Šipoš
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Seismic Evaluation and Methods of Rehabilitation of Old Masonry Buildings in the Bay of Kotor (Montenegro)

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Old load-bearing masonry buildings exist all around the world. The cultural and architectural heritage value of these buildings and the consciousness of public opinion have led to a need for safeguarding and preservation policies for these ...
Dušan Tomanović   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

REPAIR OF MASONRY AFTER DYNAMIC IMPACTS. CALCULATION AND DESIGN METHODS

open access: yesInternational Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering, 2023
Civil engineers are encouraged to apply novel techniques, to improve and to adapt well-known methods amid the reality of modern life. An impressive number of restoration and strengthening techniques are developed for unreinforced masonry (URM) material ...
Oleg Kabantsev, Oleg Simakov
doaj   +1 more source

Shaking table study of masonry buildings with reinforced plaster

open access: yesGrađevinar, 2014
The objective of this study is to determine seismic behaviour of masonry buildings with reinforced plaster mortar, with a particular focus on the modification of structural response due to application of the polypropylene and steel reinforced plaster, as
Hakan Başaran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increase of brick masonry durability for external walls of buildings and structures

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
The current article is focused at efflorescence formation and durability of brick masonry. The chemical and phase composition, microstructure of efflorescence on brick and masonry mortar on exterior walls of buildings are studied.
Kropyvnytska Tetiana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Improved Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Approach for Historical Urban Centres: The Case Study of Campi Alto di Norcia, Italy

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Seismic damage assessment is an extraordinary opportunity to evaluate the reliability of vulnerability and risk methodologies applied to historic masonry buildings, giving the possibility of enhancing and optimising mitigation and retrofit strategies ...
Federico Romis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental study on the shear performance of brick masonry strengthened with modified oyster shell ash mortar

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2020
One of the main reasons for the lack of seismic capacity of existing historical masonry buildings in China is that the strength of the lime-clay mortar used in these buildings is insufficient.
Zhouyi Chen   +5 more
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Evaluation of strengthening techniques of traditional masonry buildings: case study of a four-building aggregate [PDF]

open access: yes
Increasing appraisal of the durability, conservation state, and changeable use and function of old buildings in urban centers relies a great deal on the structural safety evaluation of vertical load capacity and the ability to resist horizontal forces ...
Mendes da Silva, J. A. R.   +3 more
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Challenges and perspectives for the protection of masonry structures in historic centers: the role of innovative materials and techniques [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Lessons learned from natural events which caused severe damage to existing constructions have repeatedly shown the high vulnerability of historically important masonry, often worsened by inaccurate or dubious applications of modern or innovative ...
Valluzzi, Maria Rosa
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