Since the late 1970s, nonlinear static analysis have had an increasing use in the seismic
assessment of existing unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. Different modelling …

The role of masonry infills in the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete buildings has been
widely studied in terms of their strength and stiffness contribution in the in‐plane (IP) …

Modeling unreinforced masonry walls, subjected to seismic loads applied normal to their
plane, has received much attention in the past. Yet, there is a general lack of conformance …

This paper examines two different procedures for the seismic appraisal of the ruinous
medieval St. Mary of Carmel stone masonry church in Famagusta, Cyprus. A detailed survey …

The mechanical behavior of masonry materials has a common feature: a nonlinear behavior
with high compressive strength and very low tensile strength. As a consequence, old …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are rather popular around the globe due to low
construction costs, even though they can be prone to substantial damage caused by even …

This paper investigates the relationship between out-of-plane stiffness and in-plane stiffness
in the frame shear wall with edge restraint member for achieving the full in-plane …

Seismic performance of a representative single-story confined unreinforced masonry school
building in Tehran, Iran is evaluated by means of incremental dynamic analyses according …

In unreinforced masonry buildings, load bearing walls are not of only rectangular shape in
the plan, but the cross walls connected to them make the walls of either I shape, T shape, C …

There are numerous studies on the behavior of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) walls in both
in‐plane (IP) and out‐of‐plane (OP) directions; however, few aimed at understanding the …