Abstract: Aspects relating to codification of the in-plane shear strength of concrete masonry walls when subjected to seismic loading are presented in this paper. Particular emphasis is placed on a model that is capable of representing ...

Abstract: This paper presents test results of eight partially grout-filled perforated concrete masonry walls that were subjected to cyclic lateral loading. Test results obtained from this research indicated that the size of openings ...

Abstract: This paper presents test results of ten single-story reinforced concrete masonry shear walls. Test results are summarized and compared with design formulae specified by the New Zealand masonry design standard NZS 4230:1990 ...

Abstract: The experimental in-plane force-displacement response of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls with flanges (return walls) subjected to pseudo-static cyclic lateral loading is presented. Each wall failed in a diagonal tension ...

Abstract: A stochastic time-based deterioration model for use with New Zealand bridges is presented, comprising two parts and being based on the condition management process that is used to assess the extent and severity of a defect, ...

Abstract: Following an extensive literature review, it was established that professional subjective judgment and regression analysis were the two main techniques utilized for predicting the seismic retrofit construction cost. The ...

Abstract: Attempts to predict construction cost represent a problem of continual concern and interest to both practitioners and researchers. Such an attempt is presented here for the specific challenge of cost prediction when ...

Abstract: The presented research deals with the development of statistical models for predicting seismic retrofit net construction cost (RNCC) of confined masonry (CM) buildings. Real data from 183 CM school buildings in Iran were ...