Extended fragility surfaces for unreinforced masonry walls using vision-derived damage parameters

AH Asjodi, KM Dolatshahi - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel methodology for identifying the post-earthquake damage
states of unreinforced masonry walls using visual damage features. Current guidelines …

Peak drift ratio estimation for unreinforced masonry walls using visual features of damage

AH Asjodi, KM Dolatshahi - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Springer
This study proposes predictive equations for estimating the peak-experienced drift ratio of
unreinforced masonry walls based on the visual characteristic of the damages. In this …

Three‐dimensional fragility surface for reinforced concrete shear walls using image‐based damage features

AH Asjodi, KM Dolatshahi… - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes a new data‐driven method to generate three‐dimensional fragility
surfaces for post‐earthquake damage assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls …

Innovative ANN technique for predicting failure/cracking load of masonry wall panel under lateral load

G Zhou, D Pan, X Xu, YM Rafiq - Journal of Computing in Civil …, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
This paper introduces an artificial intelligent technique for predicting the failure/cracking
loads of laterally loaded masonry wall panels based on their corresponding failure/cracking …

Stiffness and strength estimation of damaged unreinforced masonry walls using crack pattern

KM Dolatshahi, K Beyer - Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
After an earthquake, the residual stiffness and strength of structural elements are typically
estimated based on a qualitative visual inspection of cracks that is prone to error. In this …

Modeling of masonry failure surface under biaxial compressive stress using Neural Networks

V Plevris, PG Asteris - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Masonry is a brittle anisotropic material that exhibits distinct directional properties because
the mortar joints act as planes of weakness. To define failure under biaxial stress, a 3D …

Multivariable fragility curves for unreinforced masonry walls

S Rezaei, KM Dolatshahi, AH Asjodi - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
This study investigates the effect of the variation of the properties of unreinforced brick
masonry walls, such as aspect ratio, prism strength, and axial load ratio, on determining the …

Image-based 3D modeling-to-simulation of single-wythe masonry structure via reverse descriptive geometry

M Abu-Haifa, SJ Lee - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop an innovative image-based 3D modeling-to-simulation
framework that can efficiently assess the hazard vulnerability of single-wythe masonry …

[HTML][HTML] Machine-learning for damage assessment of rubble stone masonry piers based on crack patterns

A Rezaie, M Godio, R Achanta, K Beyer - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Under seismic actions, stone masonry buildings are prone to damage. To assess the
severity of damaged masonry buildings and their failure modes, engineers connect these …

Anisotropic masonry failure criterion using artificial neural networks

PG Asteris, V Plevris - Neural Computing and Applications, 2017 - Springer
In the last decades, a plethora of advanced computational models and techniques have
been proposed on the modeling, assessment and design of masonry structures. The …