Flexural behavior of post-tensioned concrete masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane loads

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-70

  Rodriguez, Roberto ^a   Hamid, Ahmad A ^a   Larralde, Jesus ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Concrete masonry walls; Flexure; Hollow masonry; Out of plane loads; Post tensioning; Prestress; Unbonded tendons

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; DUCTILITY; LOADS (FORCES); PRESTRESSING; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS; OUT-OF-PLANE LOADS;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS;

EID: 0031697262     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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