Abstract: The stiffness of any structural element depends on its geometrical form (prismatic or nonprismatic), its length, its supporting conditions, and its mechanical properties as a function of the constitutive laws, which are ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method to define two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) elastic-stiffness matrices for nonprismatic elements (tapered or haunched), based on traditional beam theory and the flexibility method. ...

Abstract: Approximations obtained with the equivalent frame method and the equivalent shear-connection method to assess the elastic average lateral displacement profiles of walls with symmetric and asymmetric openings are compared ...

Abstract: It is well known that shear deformations are of paramount importance in the planar two dimensional (2D) analysis of shear wall systems, both for strains and stresses, so they should be included in the analyses of such ...

Abstract: In this paper, an improved version of a simplified method to assess lateral shear forces attracted by shear walls of regular, low-rise masonry structures is presented. This simplified method for seismic analysis (SMSA) is ...