Concrete masonry unit wall and retrofit analysis using simplified methods

Proceedings of the 2004 Structures Congress - Building on the Past: Securing the Future

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1461-1469

  Slawson, Thomas R ^a   Johnson, Carol F ^a   Davis, James L ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST PROTECTION; CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT (CMU); CONVENTIONAL DESIGN LOADS; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (ERDC);

BLASTING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RETROFITTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 3543097557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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