Analysis of the out-of-plane seismic behavior of unreinforced masonry: A literature review

TM Ferreira, AA Costa, A Costa - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Although the issue of the out-of-plane response of unreinforced masonry structures under
earthquake excitation is well known with consensus among the research community, this …

Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) for strengthening historical stone masonry structures: Experiments and computations

M Angiolilli, A Gregori, M Pathirage, G Cusatis - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Seismic events highlight the inherent fragility and vulnerability of stone masonry buildings,
which represent a large part of the existing historical and artistic heritage. In order to …

Earthquake damages to cultural heritage constructions and simplified assessment of artworks

F Parisi, N Augenti - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent high-intensity earthquakes, such as those occurred in L'Aquila (2009), Christchurch
(2010–2011) and Emilia Romagna (2012), have caused not only a significant death toll and …

Performance of masonry buildings and churches in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake

D Dizhur, J Ingham, L Moon, M Griffith… - Bulletin of the New …, 2011 - bulletin.nzsee.org.nz
As part of the 'Project Masonry'Recovery Project funded by the New Zealand Natural
Hazards Research Platform, commencing in March 2011, an international team of …

The demise of the URM building stock in Christchurch during the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence

L Moon, D Dizhur, I Senaldi… - Earthquake …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The progressive damage and subsequent demolition of unreinforced masonry (URM)
buildings arising from the Canterbury earthquake sequence is reported. A dataset was …

Shear strengthening of unreinforced masonry wall with different fiber reinforced mortar jacketing

Y Yardim, O Lalaj - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
This study presents the comparison of different strengthening techniques for unreinforced
masonry walls. Three materials are considered in four different ways for strengthening URM …

Out-of-plane shaking table tests on URM single leaf and cavity walls

F Graziotti, U Tomassetti, A Penna, G Magenes - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Damage observations from recent seismic events have confirmed that the activation of out-of-
plane local mechanisms is one of the major causes of structural collapse in unreinforced …

A Macro-Distinct Element Model (M-DEM) for simulating the in-plane cyclic behavior of URM structures

D Malomo, MJ DeJong - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a new Macro-Distinct Element Model (M-DEM) for the analysis of the in-plane
behavior of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures, aimed at combining the efficiency of …

Shaking table test on a full scale URM cavity wall building

F Graziotti, U Tomassetti, S Kallioras, A Penna… - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2017 - Springer
A shaking table test on a two-storey full scale unreinforced masonry (URM) building was
performed at the EUCENTRE laboratory within a comprehensive research programme on …

In-plane strengthening of clay brick unreinforced masonry wallettes using ECC shotcrete

YW Lin, L Wotherspoon, A Scott, JM Ingham - Engineering Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
New Zealand's stock of unreinforced masonry (URM) bearing wall buildings was principally
constructed between 1880 and 1935, using fired clay bricks and lime or cement mortar …