Abstract: Reinforced masonry (RM) shear walls are the main seismic force–resisting elements in masonry buildings. Current guidelines and nonlinear modeling methods for evaluating the seismic performance of existing RM shear walls ...

Abstract: This paper presents a nonlinear finite-element modeling method to evaluate the seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) frames that have unreinforced masonry infill walls retrofitted with engineered cementitious ...

Abstract: Experimental and analytical studies have been carried out to investigate the performance of masonry-infilled RC frames under in-plane lateral loadings. In this paper, the experimental results are concisely summarized, and ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new interface model to simulate the cyclic bond-slip behavior of steel reinforcing bars embedded in concrete. A multi-surface plasticity formulation is used to model two major inelastic deformation ...

Abstract: The failure of unreinforced masonry structures subjected to lateral loads is dominated, to a large extent, by the fracture of mortar joints as well as the cracking and crushing of masonry units. This can be simulated by ...

Abstract: A new interface model to simulate the bond-slip behavior of reinforcing bars is presented. The model adopts a semiempirical law to predict the bond stress-versus-slip relations of bars, accounting for the bond deterioration ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new interface model to simulate the cyclic bond-slip behavior of steel reinforcing bars embedded in concrete. A multi-surface plasticity formulation is used to model two major inelastic deformation ...

Abstract: This paper presents the calibration of a frame element that can be used to model the flexural as well as the shear behavior of reinforced masonry panels subjected to monotonic and cyclic loads. The element can be used in ...

Abstract: It has been observed from test and analysis results that the differential deflection between girders in a slab-on-girder bridge deck reduces the negative bending moments in the deck slab. A simplified analysis method ...

Abstract: Reinforced masonry buildings predominantly are partially grouted in areas of low or moderate seismicity in North America. The walls in such structures typically contain widely spaced separately grouted vertical reinforced ...