In the history of our civilization, masonry structures date back thousands of years.
Considering the different types, geometries, and arrangements of masonry components, as …

Unreinforced masonry structures are prone to severe damage and even collapse when
subjected to seismic loading. Thus, these structures need to be retrofitted for withstanding …

The collapse of the masonry wall occurs mainly due to inadequacy of load transferring
mechanism of out-of-plane behaving wall during earthquake, and is the cause for huge loss …

Masonry structures have exhibited their extreme vulnerability even in the event of past minor
to moderate earthquakes. Junction failure followed by out-of-plane collapse of the wall …

The present paper is exhaustive documentation made from the post-earthquake damage
survey conducted to analyse the major reasons for structural failure during six earthquakes …

The seismic risk of old unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings is inherently high due to their
non-ductile behavior. Masonry buildings constructed without seismic resistance …

Past seismic events have led to severe damage and even collapse of unreinforced masonry
(URM) structure in a brittle manner. The present study is focused on improving the in-plane …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are prone to severe damage during an earthquake.
A total collapse of these structures was witnessed in the past seismic events. Hence, the …

The paper presents a comparative study of the performances of unreinforced masonry
(URM) wall units with each of the four types of brick bonds: Header bond, Stretcher bond …

Under the combined effects of in-plane deformation and out-of-plane acceleration during an
earthquake, cracking occurs in the exterior infill walls of buildings causing debris to fall. The …