Numerical Simulation of Shaking Table Tests on a URM Cavity-Wall Building
KALLIORAS UME School, IUSS Pavia, Piazza della Vittoria 15, 27100 Pavia, Italy, stylianos.kallioras@iusspavia.it ABSTRACT This paper presents part of a research project that aims at investigating the seismic behaviour of […]
Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Blocks for Structural Masonry Produced with Steel Slag in Substitution of Natural Aggregates
J.C.L. CARVALHO(1) , M.L.C. BORGES(2), R.V. JANUZZI(3), R.A.F. PEIXOTO(4) and A.A. CURY(5) (1) Undergraduate student of Civil Engineering, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, João Monlevade, Brazil jaqueline.z.lima@gmail.com (2) Undergraduate […]
A Comparative Investigation into Lime Activated Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag as a Sustainable Alternative to Portland Cement in Masonry Mortars
S. HETHERINGTON (1) (1)Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11WB England s.hetherington@shu.ac.uk Portland cement production is known to have a detrimental impact […]
Simple Homogenisation Model for the Non-Linear Analyses of 3D Masonry Structures
E. BERTOLESI (1), G. MILANI (2) (1) PhD, Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy elisa.bertolesi@polimi.it (2) […]
Construction Practice and Structural Performance of Yemeni Traditional Minarets
A. H. AL-JOLAHY (1), A. H. ALWATHAF (1) and A. A. AL-MANSOUR (2) Department of Civil Engineering, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen (1) Associate Professors, (2) Structural Engineer aljolahy@hotmail.com, aalwathaf@gmail.com, almansourahmed@ymail.com […]
List of Abstracts of papers given at 9IMC, Guimarães, 2014
This list is available free to members of IMS and non-members. A separate 262 page document contains the abstracts of 417 no. papers given at the Ninth International Masonry Conference […]
Abstracts of papers: 9th IMC, Guimarães, Portugal 2014
This 262 page document contains the abstracts of 417 no. papers given at the Ninth International Masonry Conference in Guimarães, Portugal on 7-9 July 2014. The papers and this document […]
ID1370: Discrete element modelling of the archaeological colonnade in Pompeii
GIAMUNDO, VINCENZO1; SARHOSIS, VASILIS2; LIGNOLA, GIAN PIERO3; COSENZA, EDOARDO4 1) PhD Candidate, University of Naples Federico II, Dept. of Structures. for Eng. and Arch., Vincenzo.giamundo@unina.it 2) Research Associate, Cardiff University, […]
KEY1: Bond behaviour and durability of FRP composites applied externally to masonry structures
OLIVEIRA, DANIEL V.1; GHIASSI, BAHMAN2; LOURENÇO, PAULO B.3 1) Associate Professor, ISISE, University of Minho, Department of Civil Engineering, danvco@civil.uminho.pt 2) Professor, ISISE, University of Minho, Department of Civil Engineering, […]
KEY2: The success of masonry structures in Brazil: practice, research and challenges
PARSEKIAN, GUILHERME ARIS1 1) PhD, Professor, Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Civil Engineering, parsekian@ufscar.br Since the 1970s, Masonry Structures have been a major success story in Brazil. […]
KEY3: Geomatic technology applied in the masonry structures: A review
ARIAS, PEDRO1; RIVEIRO, BELEN2; CONDE-CARNERO, BORJA3; SOLLA, MERCEDES4 1) Professor, Universiy of Vigo, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Engineering, parias@uvigo.es 2) Assistant Professor, University of Vigo, Department of Materials […]
KEY4: Mixed masonry in historic buildings: architecture and technology synthesis
MESTRE, VICTOR1; ALEIXO, SOFIA2 1) Founder architect of vmsa architects. PhD researcher at Coimbra University – CES. victor.mestre@mail.telepac.pt 2) Founder architect of vmsa architects. Teacher at Évora University – Architecture […]