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Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 2022 The aim of present study is to determine the mechanical properties of hollow concrete block masonry externally bonded with coir and glass textile reinforced mortar composites.
B Jeevitha +3 more
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Buildings, 2022 The in-plane seismic performance of old unreinforced brick masonry walls strengthened with stainless-steel twisted bars and conventional steel bars (usually used in concrete reinforcing) was investigated in the present study. For this purpose, a total of
Armando Demaj +3 more
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Seismic Performance of Retrofitted Masonry Building Considering Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction [PDF]
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering, 2023 Around the world, many unreinforced masonry buildings have been constructed for different usages, such as schools. Studies have shown the seismic vulnerability of these buildings.
Parisa Sartaji +1 more
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Study the relative contribution of materials, reinforcement and concrete layers at different levels of cyclic deformation of masonry walls reinforced with shotcrete [PDF]
Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2018 In masonry buildings, walls are the main structural members that deal with lateral forces. The important point in seismic retrofitting projects is identify the most effective method of improving in various levels of displacement. Therefore, in this study
Elahesadat Hashemi +3 more
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Anisotropy Effect of Masonry on the Behaviour and Bearing Capacity of Masonry Walls
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 Firstly, an updated numerical model for the numerical analysis of planar unreinforced and confined masonry walls is presented. The model can simulate the main nonlinear material effects of masonry and reinforced concrete.
M. Smilović Zulim, J. Radnić
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Site investigation of masonry buildings damaged during the 23 October and 9 November 2011 Van Earthquakes in Turkey [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2013 The purpose of this study is to scrutinize and interpret the damages to masonry buildings after a series of earthquakes that occurred in Van, which is an eastern city of Turkey, within 17 days in 2011, i.e., the first earthquake hit on 23 October having ...
F. Piroglu, K. Ozakgul
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Historic urban cores in southern Europe are characterized by a significant number of existing unreinforced masonry structures that are known for their seismic vulnerability.
Javier Ortega +6 more
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Numerical simulation of soft brick unreinforced masonry walls subjected to lateral loads
Cogent Engineering, 2018 Unreinforced soft-brick masonry structures comprise a large portion of buildings in earthquake prone regions of India. Recent earthquakes have extensively damaged such structures.
Jayaprakash Vemuri +2 more
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Seismic Capacity Assessment of Confined Brick Masonry Building: An Experimental Approach
Shock and Vibration, 2018 Brick masonry is widely used for building construction throughout the world. However, unreinforced brick masonry buildings performed poorly in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, in Pakistan, resulting in a decline in the use of brick masonry.
Asfandyar Ahmed +6 more
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Effect of Aftershocks on Seismic Fragilities of Single-Story Masonry Structures
Frontiers in Physics, 2021 The effect of aftershocks on the fragility of single-story masonry structures is investigated using probabilistic seismic demand analysis Finite element models of an unreinforced masonry (URM) structure and a confined masonry (CM) structure are ...
Hao Zhang +4 more
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