Damage indicators for unreinforced masonry building walls subjected to seismic actions [PDF]
Građevinski Materijali i Konstrukcije, 2017 Energy dissipation and stiffness degradation are important seismic performance indicators within the numerical modelling of structures, and in this case particularly of masonry.
Ademović Naida, Oliveira Daniel V.
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Simulation-Based Fragility Relationships for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings [PDF]
Journal of Structural Engineering, 2013 Unreinforced masonry (URM) structures represent a significant portion of the residential building stock of the central and eastern United States. Fifteen percent of homes in the eight-state region impacted by the New Madrid Seismic Zone are URM buildings.
Thomas M. Frankie +2 more
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Seismic Evaluation and Strengthening of an Existing Masonry Building in Sarajevo, B&H
Buildings, 2019 A significant number of old unreinforced load-bearing masonry (URM) buildings exist in many countries worldwide, but especially in Europe. In particular, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an important stock of masonry buildings constructed from the 1920s until ...
Naida Ademović +2 more
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In-Plane Seismic Response of Unreinforced and Jacketed Masonry Walls
Buildings, 2021 Low-rise residential and public masonry structures constitute a large portion of the building patrimony, yet they were erected during the massive reconstruction of Southeast Europe after World War II before any design rules existed in the engineering ...
Senad Medić, Mustafa Hrasnica
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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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Finite element nonlinear analysis of high-rise unreinforced masonry building
Latin American Journal of Solids and StructuresA simple efficient algorithm based on compressive diagonal strength of unreinforced masonry walls is presented to determine capacity curve of unreinforced masonry building. The compressive strength is calculated based on a new close form solution.
A.H. Akhaveissy
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Capacity degradation and crack pattern development in a multi-storey unreinforced masonry building
Građevinar, 2015 A seismic assessment of a typical unreinforced masonry residential building without tie beams is presented in the paper. The numerical analysis was conducted according to the finite-element method using experimental data on the quality of the masonry ...
Naida Ademović, Mustafa Hrasnica
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Semi Interlocking Masonry as Infill Wall System for Earthquake Resistant Buildings: A Review
The Journal of Engineering Research, 2016 Masonry is one of the most popular building materials. It has many excellent material properties and proven durability. Over time, masonry structures have evolved from massive walls, which work mainly through compression, to more slender walls, which ...
Y. Totoev, A. Al Harthy
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Possibilities and comparison of structural component models for the seismic assessment of modern unreinforced masonry buildings [PDF]
, 2011 This paper addresses the possibilities of structural component models for the seismic assessment of masonry buildings using pushover analysis. The ultimate goal is to allow efficient design of new unreinforced masonry buildings in seismic areas ...
Lourenço, Paulo B. +1 more
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Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri DergisiMasonry structures constitute a significant portion of the building stock in Turkey and are commonly used, particularly along the East Anatolian, North Anatolian, and Western Aegean fault lines.
Mehmet Orhan, Mahmud Sami Döndüren
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