Abstract: The test results for 21 full‐scale concrete block walls subjected to uniformly distributed loading normal to the surfaces of the walls are reported. The variables included in this experimental study include three wall ...

Abstract: Failure criteria for the tensile strength of ungrouted and grouted unreinforced concrete masonry are developed. These criteria account for the strength variation due to the anisotropic nature of masonry as a composite ...

Abstract: This paper reports the results of 172 flexural tests of 790 mm by 1,590 mm (

Abstract: A macromodel was developed to predict the in-plane behavior of concrete masonry. In this multilaminate model, the masonry assemblage is replaced by an equivalent material which consists of a homogenous medium intersected ...

Abstract: The focus of the current study is to analyze previously reported test results to evaluate equivalent plastic hinge lengths for concrete-block shear walls and to extract related seismic performance parameters. Inelastic ...

Abstract: The current North American design standards provide seismic force modification factors for the rectangular masonry structural walls category only; no similar provisions for flanged and end-confined masonry structural walls ...

Abstract: In this paper, the possibility of achieving a high level of ductility by flexural yielding in fully grouted reinforced concrete masonry shear walls is evaluated. Six full-scale walls were tested to failure under reversed ...

Abstract: This study examines the experimentally obtained lateral response characteristics of model scale square fiber-reinforced elastomeric isolator (FREI) bearings, which are intended to mitigate seismic induced forces on ordinary ...

Abstract: Adequate shear strength between the web(s) and the flange(s) in flanged masonry shear walls is essential for the wall to provide the required stiffness and strength. In this regard, an experimental investigation was conducted ...

Abstract: In this paper, seven reinforced concrete-block shear walls with aspect ratios of 1.5 and 2.2 (two- and three-storey high) were tested under displacement-controlled cyclic loading. The response of rectangular, flanged, and ...