Accurate assessment of the overall mechanical behavior of masonry, composed of bricks
and mortar joints, remains challenging due to its inhomogeneous and orthotropic nature. In …

Failure under seismic action generally occurs in the form of out-of-plane collapses of walls
before reaching their in-plane strength in historical stone masonry buildings. Consistent …

The brick-to-mortar bond often represents the weakest link leading to cracking and failure of
masonry structures. For this reason, the in-situ characterization of masonry's flexural bond …

Perforated unreinforced masonry (URM) walls in out-of-plane (OOP) two-way bending are
commonly encountered in natural hazard investigations. However, related research is rather …

Theoretical and experimental studies on loadbearing masonry walls have shown the
significant influence of the axial load level (ie, precompression) and wall aspect ratio on in …

Damage to rural buildings in mountainous regions caused by flash floods accounts for a
significant proportion of economic losses from disasters. The unreinforced masonry (URM) …

A novel interface model is introduced to faithfully and effectively simulate masonry walls
retrofitted with steel strips (MWSS) under monotonic/cyclic lateral loads at the meso-scale …

Four existing design guidelines based on the virtual work method have been compared to
predict the out-of-plane (OOP) bending capacities of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls to …

Cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) block masonry is an eco-friendly building material
gaining popularity in both developed and developing countries. Despite its increasing use …

Every year, Vietnam faces typhoons accompanied by strong winds. Semi-permanent houses
are severely damaged by these winds. We researched a strengthening method using a …