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Experimental Evaluation of Prototype Seismic Retrofits for Precast Concrete Hollow‐Core Floors

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
Existing hollow‐core floors are vulnerable to nonductile failure and potential collapse under earthquake loading. This study presents the development and experimental evaluation of novel comprehensive seismic retrofits for hollow‐core floors. These retrofits include a strongback‐type retrofit that provides an alternative gravity load path through steel
Frank Büker, Lucas S. Hogan, Kenneth J. Elwood, Des K. Bull, Nicholas J. Brooke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristic compression strength of a brickwork masonry starting from the strength of its components. Experimental verification of analitycal equations of european codes

Materiales de Construccion, 2006
In this paper the compression strength of a clay brickwork masonry bound with cement mortar is analyzed. The target is to obtain the characteristic compression strength of unreinforced brickwork masonry.
A. Rolando
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Seismic behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls

Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 1986
The ' behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls under seismic loading is considered, with particular emphasis being given to face-load response. It is shown that traditional methods of assessing seismic performance based on elastic stress calculations result in excessively conservative results when compared with more realistic methods of assessment.
L. M. Robinson, M. J. N. Priestley
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Benchmark Dataset From Centrifuge Shake Table Tests of 3D‐Printed Unreinforced Masonry Structures for Seismic Model Validation

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
This data paper presents a comprehensive dataset derived from a series of 29 centrifuge shake table tests of 29 identical virgin small‐scale physical models of an unreinforced masonry (URM) structure. System‐level testing of full‐scale civil engineering structures under seismic loading is often prohibitively expensive and time‐consuming due to specimen
Medhat Elmorsy, Liam Jones, Manuel Wild, Antonios Katsamakas, Konstantinos Tatsis, Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Michalis Vassiliou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

SEISMIC BASE ISOLATION FOR REDUCING SEISMIC RISK OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE BUILDINGS [PDF]

Journal of Engineering Research - Egypt, 2015
The paper analyses the applicability of seismic base isolation made of elastomeric bearings for the seismic mitigation of architectural heritage buildings.
Vojko Kilar, Simon Petrvočič
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Geometric Limits for the Seismic Design of Unreinforced Masonry Fence Walls

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 130-149, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Current seismic design standards require masonry free‐standing walls to comply with regulations for masonry structural walls. Applying these current seismic design standards to fence walls (free‐standing walls) may be inappropriate due to the different restraint conditions between fence walls and structural walls.
Youngjun Choi, Dawon Park, Sunwoo Kim, Jung‐Wuk Hong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Using Geotextile and CFRP

Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 2014
A preliminary investigation into the suitability of using geotextile as an inexpensive seismic retrofit material was conducted. Ten specimens of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls were constructed with masonry without bars or other transverse ...
M.T. Mansourikia, A. Hoback
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Mechanical Performance and Stress–Strain Modelling of Coal Ash Brick Masonry Assemblages Under Flexural Loading

Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The increasing demand for sustainable construction materials has prompted the utilisation of industrial by‐products such as coal ash (CA) in masonry units. This study investigates the mechanical performance and stress–strain behaviour of masonry prisms (MPs) and wall assemblages constructed with CA bricks, compared with those constructed with ...
Vidhya Kumarasamy, Sudharsan Narayanasamy, K. Yuvaraj, G. K. Arunvivek, Pramod Kumar, Worku Gadisa, Piotr Smarzewski   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls

Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 1985
The behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls under seismic loading is considered, with particular emphasis being given to face-load response. It is shown that traditional methods of assessing seismic performance based on elastic stress calculations result in excessively conservative results when compared with more realistic methods of assessment.
openaire   +2 more sources

Building Extraction Model Based on UAV Remote Sensing Image: A Case Study of Bohai Bay Area in Shandong Province, China

Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
To address the issues in traditional earthquake disaster assessment, such as low efficiency, high risk of manual surveys, and limitations of two‐dimensional data, this study selects 16 districts and counties in the Bohai Bay area of Shandong Province (with a total area of 23,635 square kilometers, over 90% of which are rural areas) as the research area.
Hongbin Wu, Bin Yang, Chuancheng Yang, Hongtai Xu, Fengjie Guo, Xu Zheng, Lei Wang, Zhiheng Li, Jia-wen Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source