Abstract: Cyclic load tests on shear panels of low-yield alloy of aluminum (3003-O) were performed to determine the onset and effect of inelastic web buckling on load-deformation behavior. Yielding of shear panels of aluminum can ...

Abstract: The effect of the ductile engineered cementitious composites (ECC) on the unreinforced masonry (URM) prisms and beams was investigated through the appropriate experiments. The objective of the study was to propose a ...

Abstract: Experimental small-scale modeling of clay brick masonry for behavior up to failure under earthquake-type loads poses many challenges, such as manufacturing of small-scale bricks and creating masonry that not only meets ...

Abstract: Systems of discrete wall piers and spandrels created by large openings are particularly weak in resisting in-plane lateral loads. The rocking piers thus stabilized by hold-down vertical forces have excellent strength, ...

Abstract: The out-of-plane (OP) strength of masonry infills is reduced when damaged under the action of the in-plane (IP) forces. A strengthening approach using a fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) was proposed for improving ...

Abstract: The uniaxial monotonic compressive stress-strain behavior and other characteristics of unreinforced masonry and its constituents, i.e., solid clay bricks and mortar, have been studied by several laboratory tests. Based on ...

Abstract: Aluminum shear panels can dissipate significant amount of energy through hysteresis provided strength deterioration due to buckling is avoided. A detailed experimental study of the inelastic ...

Abstract: In the present experimental study, six single-story, single-bay half-scale masonry-infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frames were tested to evaluate the performance of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthening ...