Abstract: Failure of masonry panels under in-plane loading can be attributed to three simple modes: slipping of mortar joints, cracking of clay bricks and splitting of mortar joints, and middle plane spalling. In this paper a suitable ...

Abstract: Shaking table tests have been carried out to investigate the pounding phenomenon between a mass and two-sided shock absorbers, subject to sinusoidal excitations. In an effort to investigate the effectiveness of such an ...