Rising damp is one of the main problems affecting historical masonry structures all over the
world, as it jeopardises materials integrity, inhabitants' health and performances of the …

Several materials and technologies have been proposed over last century to fight the
capillary rise of water from ground in historic masonry buildings. These methods involve …

Geopolymer concrete is preferred over OPC due to its use of energy waste such as fly ash,
making it more sustainable and energy-efficient. However, limited research has been done …

An experimental study was conducted to assess the effect on strength and ductility of
retrofitting unreinforced masonry (URM) shear panels with near surface mounted (NSM) …

This paper introduces a novel methodology for identifying the post-earthquake damage
states of unreinforced masonry walls using visual damage features. Current guidelines …

This study investigates the effect of the variation of the properties of unreinforced brick
masonry walls, such as aspect ratio, prism strength, and axial load ratio, on determining the …

This study presents the simplified micro-modeling for unconfined masonry walls under in-
plane static and reverse cyclic loading by analyzing two approaches namely springs …

In order to improve the energy dissipation of the masonry infilled frame structure while
decreasing the stiffening and strengthening effects of the infill panels, a new dry stacked …

A numerous series of static-cyclic shear tests on masonry elements (triplets), wallettes and
full-scale unreinforced masonry (URM) walls with soft layer membrane placed in the bed …

Modern passive and low-energy houses, which strictly follow the requirements of passive
house standards for the prevention of thermal bridges, are often founded on a thermal …