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Experimental Investigation on the Seismic Disaster Mitigation of Unreinforced Brick Masonry BuildingsBy Mohammad Javed, Bashir Alam, Ali M. Syed, Khan Shahzada
Abstract: The Himalayan region is considered to have the potential to produce earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 or greater once every 100 years. Since the occurrence of an earthquake cannot be prevented; therefore, seismic disaster mitigation remains the only option for the civil society. Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, constructed with stone or brick, are very common in Northern Pakistan part of Himalayan belt. The seismic performance of stone masonry was found very …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 55–67 Read article →
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A Mechanics based Analytical Model for Evaluating the Seismic Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Building Retrofitted with Wire MeshBy Amjad Naseer, Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Javed
Abstract: A mechanics based analytical model employing the results of experimental work is proposed for the seismic performance evaluation of low-rise unreinforced masonry buildings reinforced with steel welded wire mesh. The model is based on rigid diaphragm and weak pier-strong spandrel concept, i.e. the damages occurs in piers and spandrels remain fully elastic. Two types of failure criteria’s, namely, flexural failure and shear failure were considered. Lateral force-deformation curves are defined …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 1–7 Read article →