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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IMPACT OF STONE MASONRY MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ON SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS

Marie-José Nollet, Ahmad Abo El Ezz, Pascal Moretti and Éric Boldireff Marie-José Nollet, Professor, Department of Construction Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame St. W., Montreal, QC, Canada, marie-jose.nollet@etsmtl.ca…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPARISON OF MASONRY CURING SYSTEMS

Antonio Incera, Andrés Reyes, and Minor Murillo Antonio Incera, Dipl.-Ing., Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Civil Engineering Department, Heredia, Costa Rica Andrés Reyes,Professor and researcher Universidad Latina de Costa Rica,…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

A RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR EXISTING MASONRY STRUCTURES

Setare Seyedain Boroujeni, and Nigel Shrive Setare Seyedain Boroujeni,  Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, setare.seyedain@gmail.com…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INFILL MASONRY INTERACTION WITH A SURROUNDING FRAME UNDER INPLANE LOADING

Alex Brodsky, Oded Rabinovitch, and David Z. Yankelevsky Alex Brodsky, PhD student, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel, brod@technion.ac.il Oded Rabinovitch, Professor,…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

BEHAVIOR OF MASONRY INFILL WALLS IN CASE OF FAILURE OF A SUPPORTING COLUMN

Alex Brodsky, Oded Rabinovitch, and David Z. Yankelevsky Alex Brodsky, PhD student, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel, brod@technion.ac.il Oded Rabinovitch, Professor,…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSVERSAL STEEL CONNECTORS APPLIED ON MULTI-LEAF WALLS

Giulio Castori,  Antonio Borri,  Marco Corradi  and Righetti Luca Giulio Castori, Researcher, Dept. of Engineering, Perugia University, Via Duranti, 92 06125 Perugia, Italy giulio.castori@unipg.it Antonio Borri, Professor, Dept. of Engineering,…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NON-FUNICULAR MASONRY DOMES

Emanuel Jannasch Emanuel Jannasch, Senior Instructor, Dalhousie University School of Architecture, 5410 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, Canada, jannasch@dal.ca ABSTRACT The author and his students have built several counter-intuitive and…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

PERFORMANCE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES WITH UNREINFORCED MASONRY INFILL DURING THE 2016 ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE

Arturo E. Schultz Arturo E. Schultz, Prof., Dept. of Civil, Envir., and Geo- Engrg., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 55455, schul088@umn.edu ABSTRACT On 16 April 2016, a magnitude (Mw) 7.8…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IN-PLANE CYCLIC BEHAVIOR OF SEMI INTERLOCKING MASONRY PANEL UNDER LARGE DRIFT

Md Akhtar Hossain, Yuri Zarevich Totoev, Mark J. Masia and  Mark Friend Md Akhtar Hossain, PhD Student, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle, Australia, Md.Akhtar.Hossain@uon.edu.au Yuri…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SIMPLIFIED DESIGN PROCEDURES FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURES

René Mazur and Carl-Alexander Graubner René Mazur, Research Assistant, Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technische Universität Darmstadt, FranziskaBraun-Straße 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, mazur@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de Carl-Alexander Graubner, Professor, Institute of Concrete…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

LATERAL LOAD BEHAVIOR OF MASONRY VENEER WITH ADVANCED WOOD FRAMING

Michael McGinnis,  Michael Gangone and Brad Weldon Michael McGinnis, Interim Dean, University of Texas at Tyler, Department of Civil Engineering, 3900 University Boulevard., Tyler TX 75799 USA, mmcginnis@uttyler.edu Michael Gangone,…
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July 28, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

BUCKLING OF REINFORCED AND UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS – A UNIFIED SOLUTION FOR EUROCODE 6

Tammam Bakeer and Wolfram Jäger Tammam Bakeer, Dr.-Ing. Research associate, Chair of structural design, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany, Email.: tammam.bakeer@tu-dresden.de Wolfram Jäger,  Prof. Dr.-Ing., Chair of structural design,…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPARISON OF AVAILABLE EXPRESSIONS IN PREDICTING THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF SELF-CENTRING MASONRY WALLS

Reza Hassanli,  Mohamed ElGawady and Julie Mills Reza Hassanli,  Lecturer, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, SA, Australia, e-mail: reza.hassanli@unisa.edu.au Mohamed ElGawady,  Associate Professor, Civil, Arch.…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

MODELLING OF SHEAR TESTS WITH DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

Huina1 Pan, Andrea Isfeld and Nigel Shrive Huina1 Pan, Master’s candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, 2500 University Drive NW, AB, Canada, Canada, hpan@ucalgary.ca Andrea Isfeld, Postdoctoral…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NUMERICAL MODELING OF CAVITY-WALL URM BUILDINGS

Kallioras, S.1; Graziotti, F.2; Penna, A.3 and Magenes, G.4 1 Ph.D. Student, UME Graduate School, IUSS Pavia, Piazza della Vittoria 15, 27100 Pavia, Italy, stylianos.kallioras@iusspavia.it 2 Assistant Professor, Department of…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

USE OF ACCELEROMETER TECHNOLOGY FOR QUANTIFYING CONDITION OF MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES

John Nichols,  Adrienn Tomor and Andrea Benedetti John Nichols, Associate Professor, Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science, Francis Hall 302, 400 Bizzell St, TX 77843,…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SLENDER UNREINFORCED MASONRY MEMBERS UNDER AXIAL LOAD AND BIAXIAL BENDING

Valentin Förster and Carl-Alexander Graubner Valentin Förster,  Research Assistant, Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technische Universität Darmstadt, FranziskaBraun-Straße  3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, foerster@massivbau.tudarmstadt.de Carl-Alexander Graubner, Professor, Institute of Concrete…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

MODELLING OF THE CYCLIC RESPONSE OF AN UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALL THROUGH A FORCE BASED BEAM ELEMENT

Francesco Vanin,  João Almeida, and Katrin Beyer Francesco Vanin, PhD candidate, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), francesco.vanin@epfl.ch João Almeida, Post-doctoral researcher, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), joao.almeida@epfl.ch Katrin Beyer,…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

RANDOM-FRACTAL-METHOD-BASED GENERATION OF MESO-MODEL FOR CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCK

Xu Yang, Fenglai Wang, and Bin Chi Xu Yang, School of Civil Engineering Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China Fenglai Wang, Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DEBUNKING MASONRY MAINTENANCE

J. Eric Peterson and Steven Treser J. Eric Peterson, Principal, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., 10621 Gateway Blvd., Suite 200, Manassas, VA, USA, EPeterson@wdpa.com Steven Treser, Senior Architectural Engineer,…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EVALUATION OF ATYPICAL SULFATE ATTACK OR A NEW FORM OF MORTAR DETERIORATION

Andrew Smith Andrew Smith,  Programme Leader, Clay, Cement & Concrete Technologies, Mineral Products Centre, University of Derby, Enterprise Centre, Bridge Street, Derby, DE1 3LD, UK, a.smith5@derby.ac.uk ABSTRACT Sulfate attack of…
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July 27, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TEXTILE REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS SUBJECTED TO LATERAL LOADING

Dorothea Saenger and Michael Raupach Dorothea Saenger,  Masonry Research Engineer, Dipl.-Ing., RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Building Materials Research, 52062 Aachen, Germany, saenger@ibac.rwth-aachen.de Michael Raupach, Professor and Head of Institute,…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

RESTORATION OF HERITAGE BRICK CLOCK TOWER

Kevin Hughes Kevin Hughes, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., CAHP, Structural Engineer, Tacoma Engineers Inc., 570 Bryne Drive, Unit L, Ontario, Canada, khughes@tacomaengineers.com ABSTRACT This paper is a case study of the restoration…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

CURRENT METHODOLOGIES OF OUT-OF-PLANE SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS: EVALUATION THROUGH REFINED MODEL SIMULATIONS

Michele Godio and Katrin Beyer Michele Godio, Postdoctoral researcher, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory (EESD), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EVALUATION OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF HISTORIC MASS MASONRY WALLS UTILIZING IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS

Rex Cyphers,  Annette Cyphers and Jodi Knorowski Rex Cyphers,  Principal, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., 335 Greenbrier Drive, Suite 205, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA, rcyphers@wdpa.com. Annette Cyphers, Director of…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

CANADIAN SOFTWARE FOR THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF ENGINEERED MASONRY

Bradley Crumb Bradley Crumb, Masonry Design Engineer, Canada Masonry Design Centre, 360 Superior Blvd., Mississauga, ON, Canada, BCrumb@canadamasonrycentre.com ABSTRACT Masonry Analysis Structural Systems (MASS™) is a design software package which…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ASSESSMENT OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH AN ACCELERATED ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CHAMBER

Chloe Yan Chan, Karl Peterson, Lucas Herzog Bromerchenkel, Maria Dittrich,  and Sean Monkman Chloe Yan Chan, Karl Peterson, M.A.Sc. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND BRAZILIAN STANDARD APPROACHES IN THE DESIGN OF MASONRY WALLS AND COLUMNS CONSIDERING LOCAL SECOND ORDER EFFECTS

Igor Araújo, Joel Araújo do Nascimento Neto and Guilherme Aris Parsekian Igor Araújo, Civil Engineer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 Senador Salgado Filho Avenue., Natal, RN, Brazil,…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EFFECT OF CHANGING VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT RATIO AND LEVEL OF AXIAL STRESS ON THE LATERAL RESPONSE OF REINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Layane Hamzeh, Ahmed Ashour and Khaled Galal Layane Hamzeh, PhD Student, Concordia University, Building, Civil and Environmental Eng., 1515 Ste-Catherine Street West, Montréal, QC, Canada,l_hamze@encs.concordia.ca Ahmed Ashour, Assistant Professor Faculty…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HISTORIC VITRIFIED PAVING BRICK FROM THE STREETS OF SOFIA

Edvard P. G. Bruun, Olga Kovaleva and Karl Peterson Edvard P. G. Bruun, MASc. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, Edvard.bruun@mail.utoronto.ca…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EFFECTS OF FLANGED BOUNDARY ELEMENTS ON THE RESPONSE OF SLENDER REINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

B.R. Robazza, S. Brzev,  T.Y. Yang, K.J. Elwood,  D.L. Anderson,  and W. McEwen, B.R. Robazza, Corresponding author, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of British Columbia (UBC) 2329 W…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INFLUENCE OF MATERIAL SPATIAL VARIABILITY ON THE RELIABILITY OF MASONRY WALLS IN COMPRESSION

Dominik Müller,  Valentin Förster and Carl-Alexander Graubner Dominik Müller,  Research Assistant, Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technische Universität Darmstadt, FranziskaBraun-Straße 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, mueller@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de Valentin Förster, Research Assistant,…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SHAKING TABLE TEST ON A FULL-SCALE UNREINFORCED CLAY MASONRY BUILDING WITH FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGMS

Graziotti, F.1; Guerrini, G.2; Kallioras, S.3; Marchesi, B.4; Rossi, A.5; Tomassetti, U.6; Penna, A.7 and Magenes, G.8 1 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr), University of Pavia…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS TO ECCENTRIC COMPRESSION

Manicka Dhanasekar, Mengli Song and Jake Ring Manicka Dhanasekar, Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, m.dhanasekar@qut.edu.au Mengli Song, PhD Student, School of…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF MODIFIED TYPE M MORTAR AS A GROUT-LIKE SUBSTITUTE IN CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS WITH SPLICED REINFORCEMENT

Aleksandar Kisin and Lisa R. Feldman Aleksandar Kisin, Masonry Design Coordinator, Canada Masonry Design Centre – Saskatchewan Office, 300-701 Broadway, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, skisin@canadamasonrycentre.com Lisa R. Feldman, Associate Professor, Department…
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July 26, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ANALYTICAL MODELLING OF THE OUT-OF-PLANE BEHAVIOUR OF CFRP AND DUCTILE ADHESIVE REINFORCED CLAY BRICK MASONRY WALLS

S.N.M. Wijte, Ö.S. Türkmen,  A.T. Vermeltfoort and D.R.W. Martens S.N.M. Wijte, Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Section Structural Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, P,O, Box 513, 5600 MB,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE OUT-OF-PLANE BEHAVIOUR OF CFRP AND DUCTILE ADHESIVE REINFORCED CLAY BRICK MASONRY WALLS

Ö.S. Türkmen, A.T.Vermeltfoort, S.N.M. Wijte and D.R.W. Martens Ö.S. Türkmen, PhD Candidate, Department of the Built Environment, Section Structural Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, P,O, Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

LOAD-DISPLACEMENT BACKBONE MODEL FOR FLEXURE-DOMINATED REINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS

Ahmed Ashour  and Khaled Galal Ahmed Ashour, Assistant Professor, Cairo University, Dept. of Civil Eng., Cairo, Egypt. Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 2W1, eng.ahmed3ashour@gmail.com Khaled Galal,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

PRELIMINARY TESTS ON THE LATERAL LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY OF SLENDER MASONRY WALLS

A.T. Vermeltfoort  and D.R.W. Martens A.T. Vermeltfoort, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, a.t.vermeltfoort@tue.nl D.R.W. Martens, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, d.r.w.martens@tue.nl ABSTRACT The lateral load bearing capacity of…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DRAFT REVIEW OF INDUSTRY GUIDANCE FOR MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES

Adrienn K. Tomor,  and Joseph M. Packhem Adrienn K. Tomor, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK,  Adrienn.tomor@uwe.ac.uk Joseph M. Packhem, Piers Engineers,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ANALYSIS OF MASONRY SHEAR WALLS USING STRUT-AND-TIES MODELS

Fonseca, Fernando S.1 and Dillon, Patrick B.2 1 Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA, fonseca@byu.edu 2 Staff Engineer II, WPD &…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SHEAR AND TENSILE BOND STRENGTH OF MANUFACTURED STONE VENEER UNITS INDIVIDUALLY SECURED BY MORTAR ADHESION

Hagel, Mark1; Isfeld, Andrea2 and Rizaee, Samira3 1 Executive Director, Alberta Masonry Council, Suite# 205, 2725 – 12 Street NE, Calgary, AB, Canada, markhagel@albertamasonrycouncil.ca 2 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INITIAL DESIGN METHOD FOR THIN MASONRY VENEERS INDIVIDUALLY SECURED BY MORTAR ADHESION

Hagel, Mark1; Isfeld, Andrea2 and Rizaee, Samira3 1 Executive Director, Alberta Masonry Council, Suite# 205, 2725 – 12 Street NE, Calgary, AB, Canada, markhagel@albertamasonrycouncil.ca 2 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EVALUATION OF A REINFORCED BLOCK WALL SLENDERNESS LIMIT BASED ON RADIUS OF GYRATION

Hagel, Mark1; Cruz-Noguez, Carlos2; Woods, Josh3 and Pettit, Clayton4 1 Executive Director, Alberta Masonry Council, Calgary, AB, Canada, markhagel@albertamasonrycouncil.ca 2 Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Department of Civil engineering, 7-306…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL FOR MASONRY INFILLED RC FRAMES SUBJECTED TO OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING

Nasiri, Ehsan1 and Liu, Yi2 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 5248 Morris St., Halifax, NS, Canada, Ehsan.Nasiri@dal.ca 2 Professor, Department of Civil and Resource…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THE NEW CSA S304-14 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES: PART 2 DISCUSSION OF SEISMIC CHANGES TO THE STANDARD

Banting, Bennett;1 Drysdale, Robert;2 El-Dakhakhni, Wael3 and Stubbs, David4 1 Masonry Research and Development Engineer, Canada Masonry Design Centre, 360 Superior Blvd., Mississauga, ON, Canada, Bbanting@canadamasonrycentre.com 2 Chair, CSA S304…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THE NEW CSA S304-14 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES: PART 1 DISCUSSION OF NON-SEISMIC CHANGES TO THE STANDARD

Drysdale, Robert1; Banting, Bennett2 and Stubbs, David3 1 Chair, CSA S304 and Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, drysdale@mcmaster.ca 2 Masonry Research and Development Engineer,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

APPLICATION OF DEEP LEARNING NEURAL NETWORKS FOR MAPPING CRACKING PATTERNS OF MASONRY PANELS WITH OPENINGS

Glushakova, Iuliia1; Zhang, Yu2 and Zhou, Guangchun3 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Smart Prevention and Mitigation of…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

TESTING AND FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY IN COMPRESSION

Isfeld, Andrea1; Rizaee, Samira2; Hagel, Mark3; Kaheh, Pedram4 and Shrive, Nigel5 1 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, 2500 University Drive NW, AB, Canada, Canada, acisfeld@ucalgary.ca…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INCREASED DURABILITY OF REPOINTING IN HISTORICAL MASONRY – ENGINEERING MODEL AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

Westermann, Carolin1; Wigger, Heinrich2 and Schulz, Jens-Uwe3 1 Research Associate and Ph.D. Candidate, Jade University of Applied Sciences, Ofener Str. 16/19, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany, carolin.westermann@jade-hs.de 2 Professor and Head of…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IMPROVING ON-SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT WITH PERMEABLE INTERLOCKING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

Sehgal, Kirti1 and Drake, Jennifer2 1 PhD Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S1A4; kirti.sehgal@mail.utoronto.ca 2 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

APPLICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION TEST METHOD FOR ITALIAN MASONRY: MASONRY QUALITY INDEX (MQI) METHOD

Fanale, Lorenzo1; Galeota, Dante2 and Pietrucci, Antonio3 1 Masonry Research and Development Engineering, Department of Civil Engineer, University of L’Aquila, Italy, lorenzo.fanale@drims.it 2 Full professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

REEVALUATION OF THE CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN SHEAR STRENGTH EQUATIONS

Dillon, Patrick B.1 and Fonseca, Fernando S.2 1 Staff Engineer II, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., 335 Greenbrier Dr., Suite 205, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, USA, pdillon@wdpa.com 2 Associate Professor,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

UNCERTAINTY IN PARTIALLY GROUTED MASONRY SHEAR STRENGTH PREDICTIONS

Dillon, Patrick B.1 and Fonseca, Fernando S.2 1 Staff Engineer II, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., 335 Greenbrier Dr., Suite 205, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, USA, pdillon@wdpa.com 2 Associate Professor,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON AN ARCH MASONRY BRIDGE

Bartolomei, Viktor1; Wigger, Heinrich2 and Schulz, Jens-Uwe3 1 Research Associate and Ph.D. Candidate, Jade University of Applied Sciences, Ofener Straße 16/19, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany, viktor.bartolomei@jade-hs.de 2 Professor and Head of…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THE EFFECT OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL THERMAL MASS ON THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF AUSTRALIAN HOUSING

Alterman, Dariusz1; Page, Adrian W.2; Zhang, Congcong3 and Moghtaderi, Behdad4 1 Senior Research Fellow, The University of Newcastle, Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies & Utilisation, Australia, dariusz.alterman@newcastle.edu.au 2…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THE DYNAMIC THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY WALLING SYSTEMS

Dariusz Alterman1; Adrian W. Page2; Congcong Zhang3 and Behdad Moghtaderi4 1 Senior Research Fellow, The University of Newcastle, Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies & Utilisation, Australia, dariusz.alterman@newcastle.edu.au 2…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF SRCMU MASONRY WALLS WITH NSM REINFORCEMENT IN OUT-OF-PLANE FLEXURE

Sparling, Adrien1; Palermo, Dan2 and Hashemian, Fariborz3 1 PhD Student, Civil Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, Canada, adriensp@yorku.ca 2 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SEISMIC COLLAPSE EVALUATION OF REINFORCED MASONRY CORE WALL SYSTEMS

Hosseinzadeh, Shadman1; Aly, Nader2; Ashour, Ahmed3 and Galal, Khaled4 1 PhD student, Dept. of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec H3G 1M8, Canada. E-mail: shad_hos@encs.concordia.ca 2 PhD…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NUMERICAL MODELLING AND PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A HYBRID UNREINFORCED MASONRY-REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL STRUCTURE

Frederickx, Florian1; Vandoren, Bram2 and Degée, Hervé3 1 PhD student, Hasselt University, Construction Engineering Research Group, Hasselt, Belgium, florian.frederickx@uhasselt.be 2 Assistant Professor, Hasselt University, Construction Engineering Research Group, Hasselt, Belgium,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

TOWARDS A CONSISTENT AND ECONOMICAL DESIGN OF SHELF ANGLES

Dillon, Patrick B.1 Staff Engineer II, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., 335 Greenbrier Dr., Suite 205, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, USA, pdillon@wdpa.com ABSTRACT Energy code requirements for buildings have increasingly…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF UNREINFORCED LATTICE MASONRY WALLS SUBJECTED TO LATERAL OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING

Masia, Mark1; Simundic, Goran2 and Page, Adrian3 1 Associate Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia, mark.masia@newcastle.edu.au 2 Structural Testing Manager, Centre…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EFFECT OF BOUNDARY ELEMENTS CONFINEMENT LEVEL ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURAL WALLS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Albutainy, Mohammed1; Ashour, Ahmed2 and Galal, Khaled3 1 PhD Student, Concordia University, Dept. Building, Civil and Environmental Eng., 1515 St-Catherine St. W, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 2W1, m_albuta@encs.concordia.ca 2 Postdoctoral…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INFLUENCE OF THE LOADING HISTORY ON THE IN-PLANE FORCE-DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE OF URM WALLS

Wilding, Bastian Valentin1; Dolatshahi, Kiarash2 and Beyer, Katrin3 1 PhD Student, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory (EESD), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, bastian.wilding@epfl.ch 2 Assistant…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DYNAMIC THERMAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS OF CLAY BRICK MASONRY

Sanders, John1; Carrier, Jerry2; Clark, Jr., Charles3 and Huygen, Nathaniel4 1 Director, The National Brick Research Center, Clemson University, 100 Clemson Research Blvd, Anderson SC, 29625, United States, jpsand@clemson.edu 2…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL FOR ANALYSIS OF IN-PLANE SHEAR STRENGTH OF PARTIALLY GROUTED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS

Hung, Jeffrey1; Cruz-Noguez, Carlos2, and Zhao, Ruihan3 1 M.Sc. Student, University of Alberta, 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada, jrhung@ualberta.ca 2 Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, 116 St…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

HYBRID SIMULATION WITH DYNAMIC SUBSTRUCTURING OF MASONRY STRUCTURES: A NUMERICAL STUDY

Abbiati, Giuseppe1; Miraglia, Gaetano2; Mojsilović, Nebojša3 and Stojadinović, Božidar4 1 Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute of Structural Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich., Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, Switzerland, abbiati@ibk.baug.ethz.ch 2 PhD student, DAD, Department of…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

QUANTIFICATION OF NON-STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS INDUCED BY GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR EXPLORATION USING QUASI-STATIC CYCLIC TESTS

Didier, Max1; Abbiati, Giuseppe1; Broccardo, Marco1; Beyer, Katrin2; Danciu, Laurentiu3; Petrović, Miloš1; Mojsilović, Nebojša1 and Stojadinović, Božidar1 1 Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich,…
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July 25, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

LIGHTWEIGHT GROUT MIX DESIGN

Polanco, Hannah1; Fonseca, Fernando S.2 and Eggett, Dennis L.3 1 Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA, hannahpolanco@gmail.com 2 Associate Professor, Department…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF HISTORIC MASONRY STRUCTURE OF RUMI DARWAZA

Singh, Amanpreet1 and Rai, Durgesh C.2 1 Graduate Student, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA, ams082@eng.ucsd.edu 2 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE WATER ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATE MASONRY UNITS ON THE MORTAR PROPERTIES IN THE JOINT

Graubohm, Markus1; Raupach, Michael2 and Brameshuber, Wolfgang†3 1 Masonry Research Engineer, Dipl.-Ing., RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Building Materials Research, Chair of Building Materials, 52062 Aachen, Germany, graubohm@ibac.rwth-aachen.de 2 Professor…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS WITH OPENINGS SUBJECTED TO IN-PLANE SHEAR

Allen, Clive1; Masia, Mark2; Page, Adrian3; Griffith, Michael4 and Ingham, Jason5 1 PhD Student, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia,…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EMPIRICAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME WITH MASONRY INFILL BUILDINGS IN THE CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE

Fikri, Rijalul1; Dizhur, Dmytro2 and Ingham, Jason3 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, rfik982@aucklanduni.ac.nz 2 Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY WALLS AT CORNERS UNDER LATERAL LOADS

Bansal, Nitin1 and Rai, Durgesh.C.2 1 Frm. Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, nitinbansal64@gmail.com 2 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

TORNADO & HIGH WIND SHELTERING WITH MASONRY

McGinley, W. Mark1; Throop, Diane, B. 2 and Coulbourne, William, L.3 1 Professor, PE, Ph.D, F.ASTM, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville KY, 40292, USA, m.mcginley@lousiville.edu.…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IN-PLANE AND OUT-OF-PLANE PERFORMANCE OF MASONRY INFILL STRENGTHENED WITH FABRIC REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS MATRIX

Sagar, S. Lalit1; Singhal, Vaibhav2 and Rai, Durgesh C.3 1 Former Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Eng, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, UP, India, lalithsagar@gmail.com 2 Assistant Professor, Dept.…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPARISON BETWEEN PREDICTED URM WALL OUT-OF-PLANE STRENGTHBASED CAPACITY AND IN SITU PROOF TEST RESULTS

Walsh, Kevin1,2; Dizhur, Dmytro1,3; Giongo, Ivan4; Derakhshan, Hossein5 and Ingham, Jason1 1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, kwal137@aucklanduni.ac.nz, ddiz001@aucklanduni.ac.nz, j.ingham@auckland.ac.nz 2 Frost Engineering and…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IN-PLANE LOADING TESTS FOR CONFINED AND INFILLED MASONRY PANELS IN RC FRAMES WITH ECCENTRIC DOOR OPENINGS

Tu, Yi-Hsuan1; Lin, Yu-Syuan2; Tsai, Min-Shin3 and Chiou, Tsung-Chih4 1 Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Department of Architecture, 701 Tainan, Taiwan, yhtu@mail.ncku.edu.tw 2 Master of Science, National Cheng Kung…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

TOWARDS THE EVALUATION OF EMPIRICAL AND RATIONAL DESIGN PROVISIONS FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS

Rezaeivahdati, Amir1 and Feldman, Lisa R.2 1 M.Sc. Student, University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A9, amr277@mail.usask.ca 2 Associate Professor…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SEQUENTIALLY LINEAR ANALYSIS ON MASONRY WALLS – NEW CRACK CLOSURE ALGORITHM

Pari, Manimaran1; Hendriks, M.A.N2 and Rots, J.G3 1 PhD Researcher, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, M.Pari@tudelft.nl 2 Assoc. Professor, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands & Professor, Norwegian University…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

A COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL RESULTS OF UNGROUTED BLOCK WALLS WITH UNBONDED REINFORCEMENT

Miranda, Henry1; Feldman, Lisa R.2 and Sparling, Bruce F.3 1 Ph.D. Candidate, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, hpm916@mail.usask.ca 2 Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Geological, and…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EUROPEAN PROCEDURES FOR SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF URM STRUCTURES

Karantoni, Fillitsa1 and Pantazopoulou, Stavroula2 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, karmar@upatras.gr 2 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, pantazo@yorku.ca ABSTRACT…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

CYCLIC BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS MANUFACTURED WITH RECYCLED TIRES AS AN AGGREGATE

Gheni, Ahmed1; ElGawady, Mohamed2 and Myers, John3 1 PhD candidate, Civil, Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 N. Pine Street, aagmr6@mst.edu 2…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS MANUFACTURED USING RECYCLED TIRES AS AN AGGREGATE

Gheni, Ahmed1; ElGawady, Mohamed2 and Myers, John3 1 PhD candidate, Civil, Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 N. Pine Street, aagmr6@mst.edu 2…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

PROPOSED BACKBONE MODEL FOR REINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS WITHOUT AND WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Ezzeldin, Mohamed1; El-Dakhakhni, Wael2 and Wiebe, Lydell3 1 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, ezzeldms@mcmaster.ca 2 Martini Mascarin and George Chair in Masonry…
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July 24, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

MODELING OF REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS UNDER BLAST LOADING

El-Hashimy, Tarek1; Campidelli, Manuel2; Tait, Michael3 and El-Dakhakhni, Wael4 1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, Canada, elhashth@mcmaster.ca 2 Research Coordinator, Department…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NEW DESIGN DETAIL FOR PARTIALLY-GROUTED MASONRY WALLS

Bolhassani, Mohammad1 and Hamid, A. Ahmad2 1 Research fellow, Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University,Philadelphia, PA, mb3238@drexel.edu. 2 Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

PRACTICAL CONCERNS FOR JACKING AND SHORING MASONRY STRUCTURES

Biggs, David1 1 Principal, Biggs Consulting Engineering, 26F Congress St, #305, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, biggsconsulting@att.net ABSTRACT Building movement or structural distress may sometimes cause settlement and cracking of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

A FORCE-BASED MACRO-MODEL FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS SUBJECTED TO QUASI-STATIC LATERAL LOADING

Bedeir, Hassan1; Shedid, Marwan2; Okail, Hussein3 and Hamdy, Osama4 1 Assistant Teacher, Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, hassan.bedeir@eng.asu.edu.eg 2 Associate Professor, Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SEISMIC PERFORMANCE AND HEIGHT LIMITS OF DUCTILE REINFORCED MASONRY SHEAR WALL BUILDINGS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Aly, Nader1; Ashour, Ahmed2 and Galal, Khaled3 1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, n_aly@encs.concordia.ca 2 Assistant Professor, Cairo University, Dept. of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

IMPROVING HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS: A NEW TOOLKIT

Alwasel, Abdullatif1; Ryu, Juhyeong2; Abdel-Rahman, Eihab3 and Haas, Carl4 1 Ph.D., Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON, Canada, aalwasel@uwaterloo.ca 2 Ph.D. Student,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ANALYSIS OF AREAS OF UNBONDED STUCCO USING PLATE MECHANICS

Aguirre, Patricia1 and Innocenzi, Matthew2 1 Senior Engineer, Building Technology Consultants, Inc., 1845 East Rand Rd. Suite L-100, Arlington Heights, IL, United States, paguirre@btc.expert 2 Principal, Nick Innocenzi & Sons…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ANALYSIS OF THE 15TH CENTURY BELL TOWER, ST. NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Righetti, Luca1; Corradi, Marco2; Lim, Michael3; Charlton, James4; Dundas, Matthew5 and Amess, Leon6 1 PhD candidate, Dept. of Mechanical & Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Wynne-Jones Building,NE1 8ST Newcastle Upon Tyne,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF POSTINSTALLED REINFORCED CONCRETE-MASONRY COMPOSITE WALL

Lu, Xilin1; Li, Xin2; Zhou, Bin 3 and Ren, Xiaosong 4 1 Professor, Research Institute of Structural Engineering and Disaster Reduction, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China, lxlst@tongji.edu.cn 2 Ph.D., Research…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY OF SLENDER CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS

Müller, Anna Louisa1; Isfeld, Andrea2; Hagel, Mark3 and Shrive, Nigel4 1 Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, anna_l_mueller@gmx.de 2…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

RELIABILITY OF UNREINFORCED CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS BOUNDED BY REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES

Rahimi, Reza1; Fenton, Gordon A.2 and Liu, Yi3 1 Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 5248 Morris St., Halifax, NS, Canada, reza.rahimi@dal.ca 2 Professor, Department of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

REALISTIC WIND LOADS ON REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS

Tissera, Nipun1 and Sparling, Bruce2 1 Masters Student Candidate, Department of Civil & Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, tissera.n@usask.ca 2 Professor, Department of Civil…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ARCHING EFFECT IN LATERALLY LOADED URM WALLS

Martens, Dirk R.W.1 and Vermeltfoort, Ad T. 2 1 Full Professor, Chair of Masonry Structures, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, d.r.w.martens@tue.nl 2 Associate Professor, Chair of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING OF MULTI-RING BRICKWORK MASONRY ARCHES

Kassotakis, Nicko1; Sarhosis, Vasilis2; Forgács, Tamás3 and Bagi, Katalin4 1 PhD student, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, n.kassotakis2@newcastle.ac.uk 2 Assistant Professor, School of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE MASONRY WITH RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED FIBER REINFORCEMENT

Hewes, Joshua1 and Brumit, Tyler2 1 Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 15600, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, Joshua.hewes@nau.edu 2 Field Engineer, CB&I, 1051 Alder Way Unit 411, Evans, GA, USA,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IN-PLANE BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE MASONRY INFILLED RC FRAMES UNDER QUASI-STATIC CYCLIC LOADING

Rahimi, Reza1 and Liu, Yi2 1 Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 5248 Morris St., Halifax, NS, Canada, reza.rahimi@dal.ca 2 Professor and Department Head, Department of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MASONRY INFILLED RC FRAMES SUBJECTED TO OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING

Sepasdar, Reza1 and Liu, Yi2 1 Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, 5248 Morris St., Halifax, NS, Canada, reza.sepasdar@dal.ca 2 Professor, Department of Civil and Resource…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SIMPLIFIED SMEARED AREA COMPRESSION MODEL FOR CALCULATING COMPRESSION STRENGTH OF HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY

Hunt, B.R.1 and Sherwood, E.G.2 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada, bradley.hunt@carleton.ca 2 Assistant Professor, Department…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

OUT-OF-PLANE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF REINFORCED DRY-STACK WALLS

Eixenberger, Joseph1 and Fonseca, S. Fernando2 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, 368 Clyde Building Provo, UT 84602, USA, eixenb86@byu.net 2 Professor, Department of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SEISMIC STRENGTHENING OF HOLLOW CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS USING ECO-FRIENDLY DUCTILE CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES (EDCC)

Kaheh, Pedram1 and Shrive, Nigel2 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW., Calgary, AB, Canada, pkaheh@ucalgary.ca 2 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

DO RAKED JOINTS AFFECT THE FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE MASONRY? – NUMERICAL STUDY

Keelson, Hannah1 and Zalok, Ehab2 1 MASc. Candidate, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada,hannahkeelson@cmail.carleton.ca 2 Associate Professor, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

BEHAVIOUR OF STACK PATTERN MASONRY BEAMS

Zohrehheydariha, Jamshid1; Das, Sreekanta2 and Banting, Bennett3 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON, Canada, zohreh@uwindsor.ca 2 Professor, Department of…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

CAPACITY OF DRY-STACK MASONRY WALL WITH BUNDLED BARS

Eixenberger, Joseph1 and Fonseca, Fernando S.2 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, 368 Clyde Building Provo, UT 84602, USA, eixenb86@byu.net 2 Associate Professor, Department…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SIMPLIFIED APPROACH FOR ESTIMATING THE ENVELOPE RESPONSE OF UNBONDED-POSTTENSIONED MASONRY SHEAR WALLS

Kalliontzis, Dimitrios1; Schultz, Arturo2 and Sri Sritharan3 1 Ph. D. Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 55455, kalli072@umn.edu 2 Professor,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

RESISTANCE OF MASONRY VENEER WALLS AGAINST RAIN PENETRATION

Gigla, Birger1 1 Prof. Dr.-Ing., Full Professor, University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, Germany, gigla@fh-luebeck.de ABSTRACT The resistance of masonry veneer walls against rain penetration has been a design issue since…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ISSUES WITH MASONRY AND FIRE: SPALLING AND THERMAL BOWING

Pope, Hamish1 and Zalok, Ehab2 1 PhD Candidate, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON, Canada, HamishPope@cmail.carleton.ca 2 Associate Professor, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON, Canada,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

STABILIZED COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION ON THE JEMEZ PUEBLO

Trujillo, Nicole1; Emiroglu, Mehmet2; Bowen, Tom3; Stormont, John4 and Reda Taha, Mahmoud5 1 Former Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, nbtrujillo@unm.edu; Design Engineer, Reid Middleton, San…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS STRENGTHENED WITH FRCM SUBJECTED TO CYCLIC LOADING

Al-Jaberi, Zuhair1; Myers, John2 and ElGawady, Mohamed3 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil, Architectural &Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 North Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA,…
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July 21, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND FAILURE MODE OF AXIALLY LOADED HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY

Lübeck, André1; Mohamad, Gihad2; Fonseca, Fernando S. 3; Modler, Luis E. 4 and Schmidt, Raquel P. B. 5 1 PhD student in Civil Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil,…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

TALL MASONRY WALLS WITH IN-LINE BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Entz, Joseph1; Cruz Noguez, Carlos2; Guzmán Sánchez, Odín3 and Banting, Bennett4 1 MSc student, University of Alberta, 116th St. & 85th Ave., Edmonton, AB, Canada, jentz@ualberta.ca 2 Assistant Professor, University…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

SECURING SOLUTIONS FOR FACE-LOADED CLAY BRICK URM WALLS

Dizhur, Dmytro1; Giaretton, Marta2; Crowe, Kevin3; Cleaver, Timothy4 nand Ingham, Jason5 1 Lecturer, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng., University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1023, New Zealand, ddiz001@aucklanduni.ac.nz…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

ICA CATHEDRAL, PERU: SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHENING

Ciocci, Maria Pia1; Sharma, Satyadhrik2 and Lourenço, Paulo B.3 1 PhD Student, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal, mariapiaciocci@gmail.com 2 PhD Student, ROSE…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Research

INFLUENCE OF OPENINGS ON QUASI-STATIC CYCLIC BEHAVIOUR OF PARTIALLY GROUTED MASONRY WALLS

Fortes, Ernesto S.1; Parsekian, Guilherme A. 2; Fonseca, Fernando S. 3 and Shrive, Nigel G.4 1 PhD, Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luis, km…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

PERFORMANCE OF REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS STRENGTHENED WITH FRP COMPOSITE EXPOSED TO COMBINED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Al-Jaberi, Zuhair1; Myers, John2 and ElGawady, Mohammed3 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil, Architectural &Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 North Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA,…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

DISPLACEMENT BASED MODELLING OF OUT-OF-PLANE BEHAVIOUR OF VERTICALLY SPANNING UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS

Padalu, Pravin Kumar Venkat Rao1; Singh, Yogendra2 and Das, Sreekanta3 1 Research Scholar, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, ppkvr49@gmail.com 2 Professor and Head, Department of…
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July 20, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

THE 2016 TMS 402-602 CODE REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATION: WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHY

Bennett, R.M.1; Pierson, D.L. 2; Dalrymple, G.A.3 and Samblanet, P.J.4 1 Professor, University of Tennessee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Knoxville, TN, 37996,USA, rmbennett@utk.edu 2 2 Principal, ARW Engineers,…
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July 13, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF CLAY BLOCK PRISMS FILLED WITH MORTAR

Nascimento, Marcio R.1; Fonseca, Fernando S.2 and Roman, Humberto R.3 1 Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Santa Catarina, Civil Engineering Department, Joinville, Brazil, 2 Associate Professor, Brigham Young University, Department…
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July 13, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

STRENGTHENING AND REPAIR OF MASONRY UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOAD AND TESTING OF EDCC-STRENGTHENED PRISMS

Soudais, Pierre René Norbert1; Parsekian, Guilherme Aris2; Shrive, Nigel Graham3; Liu, Zhaoju Rick4 and Kaheh, Pedram5 1 PhD Candidate, Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Civil Engineering, São Carlos,…
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July 13, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

MODELLING OF MASONRY INFILL WALLS WITH AND WITHOUT OPENINGS

McGinley, W. Mark1 and Nemati, Farid2 1 Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville KY, 40292, USA, m.mcginley@lousiville.edu. 2 Former Ph. D. Student, Department of Civil…
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July 13, 2017 in 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium

FLEXURAL RESPONSE OF REINFORCED MASONRY BEAMS WITH CEMENT MORTAR AS BED JOINT

Munjal, Pankaj1 and Singh, S. B.2 1Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, pankaj710munjal@gmail.com 2Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, sbsinghbits@gmail.com ABSTRACT…
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