Structural reliability analysis of reinforced grouted concrete block masonry walls in compression

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Zhai, Ximei ^a   Stewart, Mark G ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compression; Concrete block; Masonry; Probability; Reinforced grouted masonry; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STOCKS; CHINESE STANDARD; CODE CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION; DESIGN LOAD; DISCRETIZATIONS; LIVE LOADS; LOAD EFFECTS; MASONRY; MASONRY WALLS; MATERIAL STRENGTH; MODEL ERRORS; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; REINFORCEMENT RATIOS; SAFETY GRADE; SAFETY LEVEL; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL SAFETY; TARGET RELIABILITY; WALL THICKNESS;

CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FOUNDATIONS; GROUTING; MORTAR; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALLS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TANKERS (SHIPS); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPRESSION; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; LOADING; MASONRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WALL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70449622793     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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