Analysis of the Out-Of-Plane Seismic Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry: A Literature Review

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 949-972

  Ferreira, Tiago Miguel ^a   Costa, Alexandre A ^b   Costa, Aníbal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

assessment methods; experimental tests; numerical modeling; out of plane; state of art; unreinforced masonry

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ASSESSMENT METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; OUT-OF PLANE; STATE-OF-ART; UNREINFORCED MASONRY;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 84949228424     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2014.885996     Document Type: Review

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