Simplified micro-model for brick masonry walls under out-of-plane quasi-static and blast loadings

D Chen, H Wu, Q Fang - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Attributed to the discontinuous configurations and nonhomogeneous mechanical properties
of brick and mortar in masonry wall, the numerical reproduction of the structural responses …

Fragility curves at regional basis for unreinforced masonry buildings prone to out-of-plane mechanisms: the case of Central Italy

V Cima, V Tomei, E Grande, M Imbimbo - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The seismic protection of small and medium historical towns is an important and current
issue in Italy and in many other earthquake prone regions of Europe, where seismic actions …

Machine learning-based estimation of the out-of-plane displacement of brick infill exposed to earthquake shaking

O Onat, H Tanyıldızı - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop machine learning-based prediction models for the out-of-plane
displacement of infill walls under earthquake excitation by using machine learning methods …

Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of rocking masonry corners using rigid macro-block modeling

C Casapulla, L Giresini, LU Argiento… - International Journal of …, 2019 - World Scientific
The corner failure is one of the most typical local mechanisms in masonry buildings
vulnerable to earthquakes. The seismic assessment of this mechanism is poorly studied in …

Out-of-plane capacity equations for masonry infill walls accounting for openings and boundary conditions

L Liberatore, O AlShawa, C Marson, M Pasca… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
A large part of 20th and 21st centuries' residential buildings is characterised by reinforced
concrete, or less frequently steel, frames filled with masonry walls. Recent seismic events …

Comparing pushover methods for irregular high-rise structures, partially infilled with masonry panels

A Rooshenas - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Dynamic analysis is the best and most accurate type of analysis for accurate evaluation of
structures. However, being time consuming and the need for experience in reviewing the …

In-plane shear strengthening of traditional unreinforced masonry walls with near surface mounted GFRP bars

A Soleymani, MA Najafgholipour, A Johari… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effectiveness of Near Surface Mounted (NSM) method, for in-plane shear
strengthening of traditional and historical Unreinforced Masonry (URM) walls, is investigated …

Integrated framework to structurally model unreinforced masonry Italian medieval churches from photogrammetry to finite element model analysis through heritage …

D Pirchio, KQ Walsh, E Kerr, I Giongo, M Giaretton… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel, integrated framework is proposed to assess the vulnerability of a case study
unreinforced masonry (URM) Italian church by applying interacting modern tools including …

Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings

H Derakhshan, KQ Walsh, JM Ingham… - Earthquake …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The results of an investigation of the probability of earthquake damage to nonstructural
unreinforced masonry (URM) components are presented. The components include …

Assessing the soil-structure interaction effects by direct method on the out-of-plane behavior of masonry structures (case study: Arge-Tabriz)

A Fathi, A Sadeghi, MR Emami Azadi… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) is an outstanding factor that influences the linear and
nonlinear performance of any structure, and it can be taken into account as one of the most …