In order to improve the energy dissipation of the masonry infilled frame structure while decreasing the stiffening and strengthening effects of the infill panels, a new dry stacked panel (DSP) semi-interlocking masonry (SIM) infill panel has been developed. In this paper, the material properties of DSP and a traditional unreinforced masonry (URM) panel have been evaluated experimentally. A seri...

Several studies on different techniques can be found retrofitting existing unreinforced masonry (URM) walls using varieties of materials ranging from reinforced plaster, grout and epoxy injectio...

A finite element based framework that formulates an adaptive multiresolution multiscale technique is presented, with the goal of both accurately and efficiently simulating large masonry structures. In order to find a compromise between accuracy computational efficiency scale embedding model where macro- microscale elements come into play proposed, combining advantages have offer. This theory te...

In this paper, earthquake-resistance behaviors of existing masonry structures are evaluated based on a certain masonry building. The existing masonry structure is evaluated in its defects of primary design and construction measurements, seismic bearing capacity and durability. Based on results of evaluation, the seismic reinforcement design is introduced for improving earthquake-resistance beha...

An empirical study of masonry wall repair is presented in the current work. The textile reinforced mortar used for comprises a stainless-steel grid embedded cement matrix. This composite was applied locally and along cracks, on previously damaged unreinforced wall. repaired then subjected to pushover load until its maximal strength reached. Results configurations indicate that recovery, even ga...

Masonry is among the most widely used construction materials around world. Contemporary masonry buildings are primarily designed to comply with prescriptive building code regulations. In recent decades, performance-based design (PBD) has gained increasing attention and achieved significant success in critical structures or infrastructure systems. Instead of being first mover, research practice ...