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Experimental assessment of an innovative strengthening material for brick masonry infills [PDF]

, 2015
The vulnerability of masonry infill walls has been highlighted in recent earthquakes in which severe inplane damage and out-of-plane collapse developed, justifying the investment in the proposal of strengthening solutions aiming to improve the seismic ...
Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo, Fangueiro, Raúl, Martins, Andreia Piedade Gomes, Vasconcelos, Graça   +3 more
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Impact of half‐joint failures on RC girder bridges: A robustness quantification study

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The robustness of bridge structures is critical to ensuring safety and service continuity, particularly in aging infrastructure exposed to degradation and unexpected loads. Reinforced concrete (RC) half‐joint bridges—widely built in Italy between the 1950s and 1970s—exhibit specific vulnerabilities due to inspection challenges, durability ...
Paolo Martinelli, Matteo Colombo
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Characterization of Traditional Mortars and Polyurethane Foams in Masonry Wall

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
Masonry is a composite material largely used in construction. It exhibits several advantages, including significant compressive strength, thermal inertia, and aesthetic beauty.
Dora Foti, Michela Lerna, Vitantonio Vacca   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavior of masonry infill panels in RC frames subjected to in plane and out of plane loads [PDF]

, 2011
The building envelope in Europe is usually made of masonry walls, with enclosure and infill functions. Masonry walls have a major economical importance and contribute significantly to the building performance.
Ferreira, J. E. Dias, Lourenço, Paulo B., Pereira, M. F. Neto, Pereira, Manuel Fernando Paulo   +3 more
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Evaluations of the effectiveness of the near‐surface mounted steel materials in strengthening short RC wall‐like columns with openings

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract In practice, reinforced concrete (RC) wall‐like columns often have openings to facilitate building services, which creates stress concentrations around the opening, resulting in the weakening of their load‐carrying capacity. This study proposes innovative strengthening methods using near‐surface mounted (NSM) incorporating steel materials to ...
Ahmed Hamoda, Mizan Ahmed, Mohamed Ghalla, Ahmad G. Saad, Aref A. Abadel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effective properties of masonry structures and macro-model analysis with experimental verification

Results in Engineering
Masonry structures are the most prevalent type of buildings worldwide, and a significant portion are situated in seismic-prone areas. Thus, detailed information regarding their seismic strength and vulnerability is needed.
Hernán García, Juan Jiménez-Pacheco, Jacinto Ulloa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Study on Cast-In-Situ Masonry Cavity Walls Subjected to In-Plane Cyclic Loading

Infrastructures, 2020
This study investigates the behavior of cast-in-situ masonry cavity walls subjected to in-plane quasi-static loading. Thirteen cast-in-situ masonry cavity walls and one solid wall were tested under combined axial and quasi-static lateral loads.
Yannian Zhang, Moncef L. Nehdi
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic evaluation of masonry structures strengthened with reinforced concrete layers [PDF]

, 2012
Coating the walls with reinforced concrete layers is a conventional method of strengthening masonry structures in Iran. However, due to the lack of analytical and experimental information about the behavior of strengthened masonry wall with this method ...
Ghiassi, Bahman, Soltani, Masoud, Tasnimi, Abbas Ali   +2 more
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The Impact of a Pre‐Existing Defect on Liability for Property Damage: Taylor v Jones

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
Taylor v Jones involved liability for causing damage to a building that had a pre‐existing defect. The defendant was in principle liable for the cost of repairing the damage. However, the Court of Appeal denied liability for the cost of repairing the pre‐existing defect even though such repair was necessary to restore the building to the state it would
Sirko Harder
wiley   +1 more source

The design and performance of high-performance perforated fired masonry bricks [PDF]

, 2014
Fire perforated clay masonry units have been extensively used through years in masonry structures, particularly in masonry walls both for loadbearing and non-loadbearing purposes (partition walls and enclosures).
Lourenço, Paulo B., Vasconcelos, Graça
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