Construction and Building Materials articles from May 2006

Construction and Building Materials archives from May 2006

Structural masonry and earthquakes.(Preface)
May 1, 2006... In the past and recent history there are several testimonies of the devastating effects of earthquakes. Given its nature it is very likely that earthquakes with large destructive potential occur in the future, in locations where the historic...

Simplified indexes for the seismic vulnerability of ancient masonry buildings.
May 1, 2006... Abstract This paper presents a contribution for the safety assessment of historical masonry buildings under seismic loading. Three different simplified safety indexes (in-plan area ratio, area to weight ratio and base shear ratio) are...

Behavior of masonry in the Northridge (US) and Tecoman-Colima (Mexico) earthquakes: Lessons learned, and changes in US design provisions.
May 1, 2006... Abstract The Northridge earthquake (near Los Angeles, CA, USA, January 17, 1994) and the Tecoman-Colima earthquake (near Manzanillo, Mexico, January 21, 2003) have increased our knowledge of the behavior of masonry buildings in significant...

Pseudo-dynamic testing of unreinforced masonry building with flexible diaphragm and comparison with existing procedures.
May 1, 2006... Abstract A full-scale one-story unreinforced brick masonry specimen having a wood diaphragm was subjected to earthquake excitations using pseudo-dynamic testing. The specimen was designed to better understand the flexible-floor/rigid-wall...

Assessment of masonry shear-walls by simple equilibrium models.
May 1, 2006... Abstract The paper presents a discussion on the possibility of using simple equilibrium models to estimate the ultimate capacity of masonry shear-walls. The proposed models are based on load-path or strut-and-tie schemes representing the...

Recommendations for restoration of ancient buildings and the survival of a masonry chimney.
May 1, 2006... 1. Aims Recently, recommendations for the Analysis, Conservation and Structural Restoration of Architectural Heritage have been approved by ICOMOS [1]. These recommendations are intended to be useful to all those involved in conservation...

Strengthening of structures damaged by the Azores earthquake of 1998.
May 1, 2006... 1. Introduction The observation of the social reality of Azores islands, as the Faial island, reveals an economy essentially based on family subsistence of people who long ago resigned themselves to "accept" earthquakes as inevitable. This...

The use of fibre reinforced polymers to improve seismic resistance of masonry.
May 1, 2006... Abstract Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) constitute a class of advanced composite materials which have the potential to change significantly masonry rehabilitation and strengthening. Their light weight means that they do not alter the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... Calendar Event Date and venue 2006 EURO-C 2006 Computational 27-30 March 2006 Modelling of Concrete Mayrhofen, Tyrol, Structures Austria Structures...