Abstract: A displacement‐control and uplift‐restraint device that can be installed within multilayer, elastomeric base‐isolation bearings is described. The device acts to limit the displacement of the bearings and is also able to ...

Abstract: Despite significant experimental, numerical and analytical research, the shear behavior of reinforced concrete members remains one of the least well understood mechanisms in reinforced concrete. Because of the complexity ...

Abstract: The out-of-plane behavior of as-built and retrofitted unreinforced masonry (URM) walls was investigated by conducting in situ static airbag tests in four buildings. The age of the buildings varied from 80 to 130 years, and ...

Abstract: In the companion paper, based on the theories of partial interaction and shear friction, a mechanics-based segmental approach, which can cope with any cross section and material property, was developed to simulate the shear ...