[HTML][HTML] Seismic vulnerability assessment of pre-1945 unreinforced masonry buildings located in Queensland, Australia, using an index-based approach

N Khattak, H Derakhshan, TM Ferreira, NJ Perera… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Australian state of Queensland (QLD) is home to numerous unreinforced
masonry (URM) buildings constructed more than 120 years ago. Many of these masonry …

Simulated seismic testing of two pitched roofs constructed using timber trusses extracted from vintage unreinforced masonry buildings

H Derakhshan, J Ingham, M Griffith… - Earthquake …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Two roof structures representing vintage unreinforced masonry (URM) building components
were subjected to longitudinal pseudo‐static cyclic loading. The overall roof dimensions …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the in-plane/out-of-plane interaction of brick and stone masonry structures using Applied Element Method

N Khattak, H Derakhshan, DP Thambiratnam… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research focuses on the numerical modelling of the seismic behaviour of unreinforced
masonry (URM) structures with interconnected in-plane (IP) loaded and out-of-plane (OOP) …

Using heritage building registers to characterise unreinforced masonry buildings of Brisbane, Australia

N Khattak, H Derakhshan… - Australian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Worldwide, unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are present in abundance with many
holding cultural and heritage value. URM buildings have a known history of poor …