Abstract: The lateral load-deformation capacity of any structure is the most important aspect of seismic design. The lateral capacity of a shear building is highly dependent on the lateral load-deformation capacity of the columns, ...

Abstract: Construction of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings has been a common practice in many countries. Strengthening of such buildings located in seismically active regions has become extremely important. Although numerous ...

Abstract: This paper reports nonlinear stress-strain characteristics and failure mechanisms of fly ash brick masonry and its constituents (fly ash brick units and mortar) obtained under compression and shear. Based on the experimental ...

Abstract: This paper reports on the effects of the great Sumatra earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004, in and around Port Blair, the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The earthquake shaking and subsequent ...

Abstract: The traditional Assam-type wooden house is one of the very few housing systems in India that has performed exceptionally well during past earthquakes. Due to the high seismicity of the northeastern region of India, local ...

Abstract: Lateral load behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) frames infilled with fly-ash brick masonry having various sizes of central openings was investigated experimentally. Results showed that the infilled frames with openings ...

Abstract: Traditional Assam-type wooden houses are a popular housing system in the northeastern Himalayan region of India. Such houses have performed exceptionally well in previous earthquakes. An experimental study on the frames ...

Abstract: Confined masonry (CM) offers an affordable and seismically safe building typology, which is already a widespread construction technique in several seismically-prone countries, and is currently evolving as a popular ...

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: Important buildings located in high seismic zones of many developing countries are sometimes designed without paying much attention to the earthquake risk in the area. Such buildings are prone to severe damage during ...