The Behaviour of Masonry Jack Arches
Author C. MELBOURNE* and L. WEEKES** * University of Salford ** NNC Ltd Abstract The paper describes a series of large scale laboratory tests on three span brickwork jack arches. […]
The Fire Performance of Insulated Cavity Walls
Author R.C.DE VEKEY Building Research Establishment Abstract There is a dearth of data on the performance of contemporary masonry wall forms in fire, in an earlier BRE project the known […]
Recycled Aggregate Blocks in Beam and Block Flooring
Author R.J. COLLINS* DJ. HARRIS** and W. SPARKES** * BRE **Kingsway Technology Ltd Abstract Suspended floor systems constructed from inverted precast concrete T-beams with precast concrete block infill elements are […]
Collapse Load Response of a Barrel Masonry Vault Model
Author ROBERTO CAPOZUCCA University of Ancona Abstract In this paper the collapse load response of a brickwork barrel vault model is analysed. The model reproduces a real historical polycentric brickwork […]
Influence of Panel Aspect Ratio on the Cyclic Residual Strains of Brick Masonry
Author MILAD M. ALSHEBANI and S.N. SINHA Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Abstract Tests were conducted on model scale brick masonry panels having the same cross-sectional area, but different heights. […]
Reinforced Masonry Walls Under Blast Loading
Author CHR MAYRHOFER Fraunhofer-lnstitut fur Kurzzeitdynamik Abstract Masonry walls change brittteness and gain ductility with reinforcement in the bed joint. The dynamic force enhancement is ore than a factor of […]
The Earthquake Response of a Multi-storey Reinforced Concrete Structure with Masonry Infills
Author G C MANOS, B YASIN and J THAUMPTA Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Abstract Summary results from in-situ tests on the dynamic response of a 5 storey r.c building in an […]
Combined Horizontal Cyclic and Compressive Load Testing of Partially Reinforced Masonry Piers
Author G.C. MANOS, B. YASIN and J. THAUMPTA Aristotle University, Thessaloniki Abstract A programme to examine the performance of partially reinforced masonry piers when subjected to seismic loading is described. […]
Simplified Non-linear Seismic Analysis of Masonry Buildings
Author G. MAGENES and A. DELLA FONTANA University of Pavia Abstract A method for the simplified non-linear seismic analysis (pushover) of unreinforced masonry buildings is presented and discussed. The method […]
A Method to Evaluate Damage Under Dynamic Loading
Author A. BACCI and V. LAUDAZI Accademia Navale, Livorno Abstract A simple model is proposed able to evaluate the cyclic degradation of a masonry structure, based only on the measurement […]
A Dynamic Finite Element Modelling Approach for Masonry Structures
Author MATTHEW GILBERT* TOM MOLYNEAUX** and BRIAN HOBBS*** * University of Sheffield **UniveTsity of Liverpool***University of Teesside Abstract A three-dimensional non-linear finite element modelling approach suitable for describing the response […]
Eccentrically Loaded Historic Masonry
Author AHMAD SABHA TV Dresden Abstract The proof of structural safety for historic masonry buildings and the evaluation of their bearing capacity according to current codes leads often to underestimation […]