Rat-trap bond (RTB) masonry is a fast-growing building technique owing to its thermal
insulation and cost saving. While cost and energy efficiency are important parameters …

Lateral in-plane response plays crucial role in seismic behavior of masonry structures. The
aim of this article is to experimentally investigate the effects of vertical stresses and flanges …

Buildings made using the locally available clay materials are amongst the least expensive
forms of construction in many developing countries, and therefore, widely popular in remote …

Surficial geology plays an important role during earthquakes in terms of its impact on the
resulting ground shaking, referred to as site effects. Site effects influence the level of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reduce the gap in understanding the complexity of
barriers, their modifiers and how these barriers and their modifiers result in malpractices and …

This paper presents investigation carried out, including experimental and numerical studies,
on low-rise shear-dominated brick masonry structures for the calculation of force reduction …

Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of Peshawar District has been performed for a grid size
of 0.01∘. The seismic sources for the target location are defined as the area polygon with …

This paper presents shake-table tests which were performed on two 1: 3 reduce-scaled
adobe masonry models confined with vertical and horizontal bands. The model AM1 …

In Malaysia, gender discrimination and financial integrity challenges remain persistent
issues despite the country's progress in various sectors. As a predominantly Muslim nation …

Ah Long syndicates, or illegal loan shark operations, have long been a pressing issue in
many Southeast Asian nations, including Brunei Darussalam. These syndicates exploit …