Abstract: Octave Chanute was one of the leading civil engineers in the United States in the period between 1850 and 1890. His work on eastern and western railroads was unsurpassed. He began his bridge building career in 1856 and ...

Abstract: Dry-stacked masonry construction consists of individual units stacked directly without mortar at the bed and head joints. Although dry-stacked construction offers many benefits including speed of construction and minimal ...

Abstract: An experimental program was conducted to investigate the viability of using engineered cementitious composite (ECC) shotcrete as in-plane shear reinforcement for concrete masonry wallettes. Twenty-six mortared or dry-stacked ...

Abstract: Perforated unreinforced masonry (URM) walls are used in most existing masonry buildings as structural and nonstructural elements. Depending on the size and position, openings may detrimentally affect the stiffness and ...