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 …

Past research has produced extensive information on the material properties of brickwork,
and found that random variations of the material and mechanical properties of brickwork …

Unreinforced masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane horizontal bending can fail by two
alternate modes: stepped failure along the brick-mortar bond, or line failure cutting directly …

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 analysis of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls to out-of-plane loads incorporating
arching is rather complex. It incorporates large deflections and rather large strains; thus an …

Masonry panels consisting of piers and spandrels in buildings are vulnerable to in-plane
actions caused by seismicity and soil subsidence. Tectonic seismicity is a safety hazard for …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) is one of the most common structural types for low-rise
buildings in the United States. Its dynamic behavior is highly nonlinear, and generally shows …

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 …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) walls are commonly found in historic and legacy buildings
around the world. The structural resistance of URM walls under in-plane (IP) and out-of …

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 …