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RISEffectiveness of Two Forms of Grouted Reinforced Confinement Methods to Hollow Concrete Masonry Panels
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a study on the effectiveness of two forms of reinforced grout confining systems for hollow concrete block masonry. The systems considered are: (1) a layer of grout directly confining the unreinforced ...
Discussion of “<i>Stress‐Strain Curves for Brick Masonry in Biaxial Compression</i>” by Krishna Naraine and Sachchidanand Sinha (June, 1992, Vol. 118, No. 6)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Design Expressions for the In-Plane Shear Capacity of Confined Masonry Shear Walls Containing Squat Panels
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In-plane shear capacity formulation of reinforced masonry is commonly conceived as the sum of the capacities of three parameters, viz, the masonry, the reinforcement, and the precompression. The term “masonry” incorporates ...
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Elimination of Severe Stress Concentration in Railhead Ends
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a computational method for eliminating severe-stress concentration at the unsupported railhead ends in rail joints through innovative shape optimization of the contact zone, which is complex due to near ...
Design Expressions for the In-Plane Shear Capacity of Confined Masonry Shear Walls Containing Squat Panels
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In-plane shear capacity formulation of reinforced masonry is commonly conceived as the sum of the capacities of three parameters, viz, the masonry, the reinforcement, and the precompression. The term “masonry” incorporates ...
Performance Testing of a Road Bridge Deck Containing Flat Rail Wagons
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A road bridge containing disused flatbed rail wagons as the primary deck superstructure was performance tested on a low-volume, high-axle load traffic road in Queensland, Australia, and some key results are presented in ...
Masonry Walls under Combined In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Loadings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper addresses the performance of masonry walls under combined in-plane and out-of-plane lateral loading with and without vertical precompression (referred to as multidirectional loading) through a series of interaction ...
Biaxial Stress‐strain Relations for Brick Masonry
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Simple nonlinear stress‐strain relations for brick masonry constructed with solid pressed bricks are derived from the results of a large number of biaxial tests on square panels with various angles of the bed joint to the ...
Service Condition of Railroad Corridors around the Insulated Rail Joints
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Railroad corridors contain a large number of insulated rail joints (IRJs) that act as elements (critical to safety) in the circuitries of signaling and broken rail identification systems. IRJs are regarded as sources of ...
Dynamics of Tire Crossing on a Gapped Road Surface
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The safety of cars and trucks crossing gapped road surfaces can be affected by their operational speed, mass, and the tire and road surface characteristics. As part of a research on the safety of road vehicles crossing ...