Civil Engineering Dimension, 2021 The stiffness of masonry infill walls is commonly neglected in design practice of Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures. In fact, the stiffness of masonry infill wall may significantly influence seismic performance and dynamic behavior of RC buildings. In
Pamuda Pudjisuryadi +3 more
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 2012 In this paper, the process used to develop building codes in the United States of America (USA) is summarized, with emphasis on masonry. Masonry materials used in the USA are discussed.
Richard E. Klingner
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Experimental Investigation on Innovative Stress Sensors for Existing Masonry Structures Monitoring
Applied Sciences, 2023 Historical masonry structures often suffer gradual deterioration that in many cases can compromise the safety levels and the operating conditions of the buildings.
Lidia La Mendola +6 more
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Out-of-plane dynamic response of a tuff masonry wall. Shaking table testing and numerical simulation [PDF]
, 2017 The out-of-plane dynamic response of a masonry element is investigated, both experimentally and numerically. The results of shaking table tests on a tuff masonry wall, subjected to harmonic acceleration histories, are presented.
Addessi, Daniela +3 more
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Dynamic identification and static loading tests of timbrel vaults: application to a Modernist 20th century heritage structure [PDF]
, 2017 This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in International Journal of Architectural Heritage on 2017, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15583058.2016.1277566This paper presents the study of the
Endo, Yohei +3 more
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Dynamic response of a damaging masonry wall [PDF]
, 2017 A nonlocal damage-plastic model is adopted to describe the nonlinear structural response of masonry structures. The model, based on a macromechanical approach, accounts for strength and stiffness degradation with hysteretic dissipation typically ...
Cristina Gatta +2 more
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023 Modal testing is one of the most effective experimental techniques for the structural health monitoring of masonry constructions, as it provides useful information for the calibration of structural models and for the assessment of structural damage ...
Domenico Camassa +2 more
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Recycled Concrete Hollow Block Masonry Walls
Applied Sciences, 2019 This paper aims to manufacture recycled concrete hollow block (RCHB) which can be used for the masonry structure with seismic requirements. Five RCHB masonry walls were tested under cyclic loading to evaluate the effect of the axial compression stress ...
Chao Liu +4 more
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Multiscale computational first order homogenization of thick shells for the analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry walls [PDF]
, 2017 This work presents a multiscale method based on computational homogenization for the analysis of general heterogeneous thick shell structures, with special focus on periodic brick-masonry walls.
Camata, Guido +5 more
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS IN BRAZIL
Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 2012 This paper presents an overview of the use of masonry in Brazil. Some historical remarks are presented showing how masonry was introduced and has been developed in the country. A brief on the Brazilian Universities is also reviewed, showing the extensive
Márcio R. S. Corrêa
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