The flexural bond strength of unreinforced masonry (URM) is a key material property
affecting wall out-of-plane lateral load capacity. It is well known that the unit flexural bond …

The strength of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls subjected to one-way vertical bending
under out-of-plane loading (no pre-compression) is known to be affected by the tensile bond …

It has been shown that masonry material properties, in particular, unit flexural bond strength
(ft), vary significantly throughout masonry structures, despite the fact that often only one type …

Spatial variability of material properties might significantly affect the structural performance
and reliability of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls. The paper develops a computational …

This paper focuses on a structural reliability-based assessment of clay brick unreinforced
masonry (URM) walls subjected to uniformly distributed out-of-plane loads in one-way …

The paper describes the development of a computational method to predict the strength for
unreinforced masonry walls subject to two-way out-of-plane bending considering unit-to-unit …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings make up a significant portion of the built
environment, with hollow clay being the predominant choice for the units. The capacity of …

This paper presents the results of an extensive set of material characterisation tests
performed on unreinforced clay brick masonry. The results of these experiments allow for the …

Mortar joint thickness has a significant effect on capacity of structural masonry. Data on
mortar joint thickness (bed and head joints) were collected from twelve typical storey-high …

Inconsistency in the quality of workmanship, the weather during construction, and materials
may result in the high unit-to-unit spatial variability of mechanical properties in the same …