Abstract: A composite masonry wall consists of a concrete‐block wythe, a clay‐brick wythe and a cavity (i.e., collar joint) between the two wythes that is filled with mortar or grout. The in‐plane loads on a composite wall due to ...

Abstract: Modified values for the shear bond strength and coefficient of friction in a Mohr‐Coulomb type of failure criterion for concrete block‐mortar joints in masonry are calculated using finite‐element analyses in which it is ...