Out-of-plane behavior of one-way spanning unreinforced masonry walls

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-417

  Derakhshan, Hossein ^a   Griffith, Michael C ^b   Ingham, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axial loads; Brick masonry; Flexural strength; Lateral loads; Seismic analysis; Stiffness; Walls

Indexed keywords

BRICK MASONRY; FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGMS; LATERAL LOADS; OUT-OF-PLANE RESPONSE; SEISMIC ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS; WALLS;

AXIAL LOADS; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIAPHRAGMS; MASONRY MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CRACKS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLEXURE; LOADING; MASONRY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; UNIAXIAL TEST; WALL;

EID: 84879747467     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000347     Document Type: Article

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