Abdalla Talaat, Mohamed Ezzeldin, and Wael El-Dakhakhni i Research Assistant, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, talaaa1@mcmaster.ca ii Associate Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ezzeldms@mcmaster.ca iii Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, eldak@mcmaster.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Charlie Shields and Yuxiang Chen i MSc Student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, cshields@ualberta.ca ii Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ychen5@ualberta.ca ABSTRACT The pursuit of energy-efficient building design…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Nicolò Damiani, Satyadhrik Sharma, Marta Bertassi, Marco Smerilli, Michele Mirra, Igor Lanese, Elisa Rizzo Parisi, Gerard J. O'Reilly, Francesco Messali, and Francesco Graziotti i Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pavia, Pavia,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Farrokh Fazileh, Maryam Golestani, Cameron Flude, Bessam Kadhom, Reza Fathi-Fazl i Senior Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Farrokh.Fazileh@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca ii Research Associate, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Cesar Gerardo Freyre-Pinto and Jennifer E. Tanner i Research assistant, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA, cfreyrep@uwyo.edu ii Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA, tannerj@uwyo.edu ABSTRACT The University of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Heather Sustersic, Arezu Feizolahbeigi, Patrick Dillon, and Teagan Allen-Raffetto i Senior Structural Engineer, Colby Company Engineering, Portland, Maine, United States, hsustersic@colbycoengineering.com ii Researcher, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, a.feizolahbeigi@ut.ac.ir iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Ellen M. Laase i Senior Consulting Engineer, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, emlaase@sgh.com ABSTRACT Designing stone dutchman repairs requires a nuanced approach to ensure long-term durability and…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Ece Erdogmus, Laura Redmond, Aakash Basu, and Shreedhar KC i Dean and Professor, College of Architecture, Art, and Construction, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, ecee24@clemson.edu ii Assistant Professor, School of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Lucy Davis, Paolo Petroni and Daniele Malomo i PhD Candidate, McGill University, Montréal, Canada, lucy.davis@mail.mcgill.ca ii MSc Student, McGill University, Montréal, Canada, paolo.petroni@mail.mcgill.ca iii Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montréal, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Tesfaalem Gereziher Atsbha, Wei Victor Liu, and Yuxiang Chen i Grad Research Asst Fellowship, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, atsbha@ualberta.ca ii Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Jiadaren Liu, Ersilia Giordano, and Daniele Malomo i Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, jiadaren.liu@mail.mcgill.ca ii Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ersilia.giordano@mail.mcgill.ca iii Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Anna Wang, Bora Pulatsu, Sheldon Andrews, and Daniele Malomo i PhD student, McGill University, Montréal, Canada, anna.h.wang@mail.mcgill.ca ii Assistant Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, bora.pulatsu@carleton.ca iii Associate Professor, École de…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Saeid Ghasemalizadeh and Rahil Khoshnazar i Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, saeid.ghasemalizadeh@ucalgary.ca ii Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, rahil.khoshnazar@ucalgary.ca ABSTRACT Concrete block masonry units (CMUs) are…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Craig Walloch, Pranav Pradeep Kumar, Nicholas Lang, Randolph Kirchain, and Hessam Azarijafari i Director of Materials Science, Concrete Masonry and Hardscapes Association (CMHA), Herndon, VA, United States, cwalloch@masonryandhardscapes.org ii Postdoctoral…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Ali Abasi, Bennett Banting, and Ayan Sadhu i Research assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, Canada, aabasi@uwo.ca ii Director of Technical Services, Canada Masonry Design Centre,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Carl Mohammadi and James J. Maddigan i Senior Structural Engineer, WSP Canada Inc., Ottawa, Canada, carl.mohammadi@wsp.com ii Senior Conservation Specialist, Architecture 49, Ottawa, Canada, james.maddigan@architecture49.com ABSTRACT Centre Block, the centrepiece…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Nemanja Krtinić, Matija Gams and Marko Marinković i PhD student, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, nkrtinic@fgg.uni-lj.si ii Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Margherita Fabris, Lorenzo Bellini, Elisa Saler, and Francesca da Porto i Ph.D. student, Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova, Padova, Italy, margherita.fabris.2@phd.unipd.it ii Research fellow, Department of Geosciences…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Sara Mozzon, Marco Donà, Michol Rampado, and Francesca da Porto i PhD candidate, Department ICEA, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, sara.mozzon@unipd.it ii RTDb, Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Isis Bennet, Relja Lukic, Carl Mohammadi i Structural Engineer, WSP Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Isis.Bennet@wsp.com ii Structural Engineer, WSP Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Relja.Lukic@wsp.com iii Senior Structural Engineer, WSP Canada, Ottawa, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Matthew Bronski and Jordan Dick i Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA. MBBronski@SGH.com ii Associate Material Diagnostic Engineer, Ramboll UK, London, England, Jordan.Dick@Ramboll.co.uk ABSTRACT North America…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Gonzalo Lema, Sebastián Calderón, Antonio Suazo, and Cristián Sandoval i PhD student, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile, glema2017@udec.cl ii Assistant Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile, sebastian.calderon@udec.cl iii PhD student,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Michol Rampado, Yotam Tepper, Michael Cohen, and Francesca da Porto i Depart. of Geoscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, michol.rampado@phd.unipd.it ii Zinman Institute of Archaeology University of Haifa, Israel Antiquities…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Jimmy-Lee Mc Lellan, Rola Assi and Jean-Philippe Ouellette i Master student, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Canada, jimmy-lee.mclellan.1@ens.etsmtl.ca ii Associate Professor, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Canada, rola.assi@etsmtl.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Navid vafa, Paul Korswagen and Jon Rots i Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, N.vafa@tudelft.nl ii Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, p.a.korswageneguren@tudelft.nl iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Joel Junias, Sanket Nayak, and Sreekanta Das i Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India, 21dr0066@cve.iitism.ac.in ii Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India, sanket@iitism.ac.in iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Joel Junias, Nikhil Ranjan, Sanket Nayak, and Sreekanta Das i Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India, 21dr0066@cve.iitism.ac.in ii Assistant Professor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara, India, nikhil.ranjan@gsv.ac.in iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            David Arnold, Arash Sahraei, and Timir Baran Roy i Principal Structural Engineer at WSP, Ottawa, Canada, david.arnold@wsp.com ii Structural Engineer at WSP, Ottawa, Canada, arash.sahraei@wsp.com iii Structural Designer at WSP,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Timir Baran Roy, Alexander Timoshenko, and David Eiblmeier i Structural Designer (CENTRUS), WSP Canada Inc., Ottawa, Canada, TimirBaran.Roy@wsp.com ii Project Manager (CENTRUS) – Structural Monitoring, WSP Canada Inc., Ottawa, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Zeeshan Manzoor Bhat and Yogendra Singh i Research Scholar, Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, zbhat@eq.iitr.ac.in ii Professor, Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, yogendra.singh@eq.iitr.ac.in ABSTRACT…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Andrea Gennaro, Matteo Salvalaggio, Filippo Lorenzoni, Luca Tosolini and Francesca da Porto i Research Fellow, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, andrea.gennaro@unipd.it ii Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal, matteo.salvalaggio@civil.uminho.pt…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Jennifer Gebhardt, Johannes Froese and Oliver Fischer i M.Eng., Research Assistant, Chair of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, jennifer.gebhardt@tum.de ii PhD, Research Associate, Chair of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Abide Aşıkoğlu, Paul Korswagen, and Jan Rots i Postdoc, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, a.ashikoglu@tudelft.nl ii Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, p.a.korswageneguren@tudelft.nl iii Full…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Noreen Gao, Emmanouil Katsimpalis, JuHyeong Ryu, Chul Min Yeum, Eihab Abdel-Rahman, and Carl Haas i Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Muhammad Umer Farooq, Bowen Zeng, and Yong Li i Graduate Student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, yong9@ualberta.ca ii Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, bzeng1@ualberta.ca iii Associate Professor, University…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Klaus Medeiros, Jianyixian Zhu, Rodolfo Palhares, Guilherme Parsekian, and Nigel Shrive i Assistant Professor, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Angicos, Brazil, klaus.medeiros@ufersa.edu.br ii PhD Candidate, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            AbdelRahman AbdAllah, Belal AbdelRahman, and Khaled Galal i Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G2W1. E-mail: abdelrahman.abdallah@concordia.ca. ii Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Alfonso Prosperi, Michele Longo, Paul A. Korswagen, Mandy Korff and Jan G. Rots i Postdoc Researcher, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, A.Prosperi@tudelft.nl ii Researcher, Delft University of Technology,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Tiago Montanha Padilha, Renato Baiochi Alves Veronese, Armando Lopes Moreno Junior, and Guilherme Aris Parsekian i PhD Candidate, Estate University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, t271024@dac.unicamp.br ii PhD Candidate, Federal University…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Renato Veronese, Guilherme Parsekian, and Armando Moreno i PhD Candidate, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil, renatoveronese@estudante.ufscar.br ii Associate Professor, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Paul Korswagen, Michele Longo, Alfonso Prosperi, and Jan Rots i Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, P.A.KorswagenEguren@tudelft.nl ii Researcher, Delft University of Technology, M.Longo@tudelft.nl iii Post-Doctoral Researcher, Delft University of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Shreedhar KC, Aakash Basu, Laura Redmond, and Ece Erdogmus i Graduate Student, Clemson University, Clemson, United States, shreedk@clemson.edu ii Graduate Student, Clemson University, Clemson, United States, aakashb@clemson.edu iii Assistant Professor,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Dina Helmy, Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Clayton Pettit i Ph.D. Student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, dhelmy@ualberta.ca. Corresponding Author. ii Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, cruznogu@ualberta.ca. iii Assistant Professor, University…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mathavanayakam Sathurshan; Hossein Derakhshan; Julian Thamboo; Jack Gill; Cathy Inglis; Tatheer Zahra i PhD Candidate, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia, sathurshan.mathavanayakam@hdr.qut.edu.au…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Amgad Mahrous, Belal AbdelRahman, and Khaled Galal i PhD Graduate, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, amgad.mahrous@mail.concordia.ca ii Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, belal.abdelrahman@concordia.ca iii Professor, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, khaled.galal@concordia.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Dario Vecchio, Babar Ilyas, Nuno Mendes, and Paulo B. Lourenço i Ph.D. Student, University of Minho, ISISE, ARISE, Department of Civil Engineering, Guimarães, , dariovecchio4@yahoo.it ii Ph.D. Student, University of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Junaid Shah Khan, Azam Khan, and Tatheer Zahra i PhD Scholar, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, jkhan.phd19nice@student.nust.edu.pk ii Professor, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Nate Huygen, and John Sanders i Research Associate, National Brick Research Center, Clemson University, nhuygen@clemson.edu ii Director, National Brick Research Center, Clemson University, jpsand@clemson.edu ABSTRACT Cool walls are designed to…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Jamie Marrs, and Chris Vopni i Structural Engineer, John G. Cooke & Associates, Ottawa, Canada, jmarrs@jgcooke.com ii Principal, John G. Cooke & Associates, Ottawa, Canada, cvopni@jgcooke.com ABSTRACT The Ottawa City…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Birger Gigla i Full Professor, Technische Hochschule Luebeck, Germany, birger.gigla@th-luebeck.de ABSTRACT The construction of veneer facades has significantly changed in recent years. In the past, the area of veneer surpassed…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Jerry Y. Zhai, Francisco Galvez, Eyitayo A. Opabola, Robert Hudson, David Sommer, Dmytro Dizhur i Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, jerryzhai@berkeley.edu…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Qianqing Wang, Katrin Beyer i PhD candidate, EESD, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, qianqing.wang@epfl.ch ii Associate Professor, EESD, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, katrin.beyer@epfl.ch ABSTRACT Microscale modeling of rubble stone masonry structures is hindered…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Sebastián Calderón, Benjamín Ruz, Rosita Jünemann, Cristián Jaque, Cristián Sandoval, Pablo Heresi, Gonzalo Montalva, Felipe Leyton i Assistant Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile, sebastian.calderon@udec.cl ii Masters’ student, Universidad de Concepción,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Madalena Ponte, Gabriele Guerrini, Andrea Penna, and Rita Bento i Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, madalena.ponte@unipv.it ii Assistant Professor, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, gabriele.guerrini@unipv.it iii Full Professor,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Larisa Garcia-Ramonda, Madalena Ponte, Igor Lanese, Gerard J. O’Reilly, Elisa Rizzo Parisi, Francesco Graziotti, Luca Pelà, Andrea Penna, Guido Magenes, Rita Bento, and Gabriele Guerrini i Researcher, Universitat Politècnica de…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Daniel Quiun and Qenti Herencia i Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú, dquiun@pucp.edu.pe ii Bachelor’s Student, Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú qenti.herencia@pucp.pe ABSTRACT Many…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Inzunza-Araya Ernesto, Saloustros Savvas, and Beyer Katrin i Doctoral Assistant, EPFL EESD, Lausanne, Switzerland, ernesto.inzunza@epfl.ch ii Scientist, EPFL EESD, Lausanne, Switzerland, savvas.saloustros@epfl.ch iii Associate Professor, Lausanne, Switzerland, katrin.beyer@epfl.ch ABSTRACT Masonry…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Anushka Mukherjee, Andrei Farcasiu, Douglas La Prairie, Tom Morrison, and Bora Pulatsu i Graduate Research Assistant, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, anushkamukherjee@cmail.carleton.ca ii Graduate Research Assistant, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, andreifarcasiu@cmail.carleton.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Christian Salvatori, Gabriele Guerrini, Alessandro Galasco, and Andrea Penna i Post-doctoral Research, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, christian.salvatori@unipv.it ii Assistant Professor, Department of Civil…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Nicolò Damiani, Alessia Furiosi, Maria Rota, and Andrea Penna i Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr), University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, nicolo.damiani@unipv.it ii Ph.D. Candidate, Department of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Matthew Innocenzi and Patricia Aguirre i Principal, Nick Innocenzi and Sons Consulting Engineers & Associates, Inc., Warrenton, Virginia, United States, minnocenzi@niscea.com ii Consultant, Bristow, Virginia, United States, tricia@tros.org ABSTRACT Adhered…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Lyndsey Terry, Igor Chaves, Mark Masia, Md Akhtar Hossain, and Robert Melchers i PhD Student, Civil Engineering, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, lyndsey.terry@newcastle.edu.au ii Associate Professor, The University of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Marco Gaspari, Marco Donà, and Francesca da Porto i PhD Student, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, marco.gaspari.2@phd.unipd.it ii Assistant Professor, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, marco.dana.1@unipd.it iii Full Professor, University…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Fahimeh Yavartanoo and Damon Bolhassani i Postdoctoral researcher, ABC LAB, The City College of New York (CCNY), New York, USA, fyavartanoo@ccny.cuny.edu ii Assistant Professor, The City College of New York…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            David Edgar and Kate Westbury i Lead Conservator for the Centre Block Rehabilitation Program, PCL-Ellis Don, david@declheritage.ca ii Heritage and Approvals Lead for the Centre Block Rehabilitation program, Public Services…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Daniel Quiun and Lady Luza i Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú, dquiun@pucp.edu.pe ii Master’s Student, Civil Engineering Program, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú, lady.luzap@pucp.edu.pe ABSTRACT…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Sara Ganzerli, Alli Willmarth, and Ally Delaney i Professor, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, USA, ganzerli@gonzaga.edu ii Student, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, USA, awillmarth@zagmail.gonzaga.edu iii Student, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, USA,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Shanjida Khan, Ali Teymouri, Saeid Ghasemalizadeh, and Rahil Khoshnazar i M.Sc. Student, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, shanjida.khan1@ucalgary.ca ii PhD Candidate, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, ali.teymouri@ucalgary.ca iii Postdoctoral Researcher,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Heidi Jandris i Technical Services, Jandris Block, Gardner, Massachusetts, heidi@ajandris.com Owner, 4-KORE Consulting, Worcester, Massachusetts, heidi@4-kore.com ABSTRACT The primary goal of this investigation is to provide a comparative embodied carbon…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Micah Heide and Donald Harvey i Engineer Intern, Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Boulder, CO, USA, mheide@ana-usa.com ii Associate Vice-President, Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Boulder, CO, USA, dharvey@ana-usa.com ABSTRACT Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) can…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mark Masia, Lewis Gooch, Goran Simundic, Milon Howlader, and Adrian Page i Professor and Director, CIPAR, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia, mark.masia@newcastle.edu.au ii Research…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Chee Yin Lam, Mark J. Masia, Igor A. Chaves, and Md Akhtar Hossain i Ph.D. Student, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia, cheeyin.lam@uon.edu.au ii Professor, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Amro Mahmoud, Baher Haleem, Saeid Ghasemalizadeh, Hasini Rathnayake, and Nigel Shrive i M.Sc. student, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, amro.mahmoud@ucalgary.ca ii Ph.D. candidate, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, baher.haleem@ucalgary.ca iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Nima Maymandi and Yi Liu i Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Maymandi@dal.ca ii Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            David Biggs, Jason Thompson, and Arturo Schultz i Principal, Biggs Consulting Engineering, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, biggsconsulting@att.net ii Owner, Coltivomae, LLC, Hamilton, VA, USA, jason@coltivomae.com iii Professor and Director, School…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Maryam Montazeri, and Ahmad Abo El Ezz i PhD student, École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec, Montreal, Canada, maryam.montazerighahjaverestan.1@ens.etsmtl.ca ii Associate Professor, École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Rafael Gonzalez, Mahmoud Elsayed, Alan Alonso, Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Douglas Tomlinson i PhD Candidate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, rgonzalez@ualberta.ca ii PhD Candidate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, mhelsaye@ualberta.ca iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mohsen Khanverdi and Sreekanta Das i PhD Student, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, khanver@uwindsor.ca ii Professor, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, sdas@uwindsor.ca ABSTRACT Masonry is a widely used construction method…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mahmoud Zaki Abdelrahman, Belal AbdelRahman, and Khaled Galal i Ph.D. Student, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, mahmoud.abdelrahman@mail.concordia.ca ii Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, belal.abdelrahman@concordia.ca iii Professor, Concordia University,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Yehia Aboziada, Belal AbdelRahman, and Khaled Galal i Ph.D. student, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1515 St. Catherine West, Montreal, QC, Canada, Yehia.aboziada@mail.concordia.ca ii Postdoctoral Fellow,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Graziano Fiorillo, Alireza Kaboorani, Hamza Mustapha, Parash Khand, and Bennett Banting i Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, graziano.fiorillo@umanitoba.ca ii Director of Building Efficiency Technology Access Centre, Red River…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Yi Liu i Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, Yi.liu@dal.ca ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an experimental study on masonry columns subjected to concentric and eccentric axial loads until…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Rebecca Herkes and Peter M. Babaian i Senior Consulting Engineer, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Rmherkes@sgh.com ii Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Amgad Mahrous, Belal AbdelRahman, Khaled Galal, Najib Bouaanani, and Pierre Léger i PhD Graduate, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, amgad.mahrous@mail.concordia.ca ii Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, belal.abdelrahman@concordia.ca iii Professor, Concordia…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Lewis J. Gooch, Mark J. Masia, Mark G. Stewart, and Michele Spadari i Research Associate, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia, & University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia, lewis.gooch@newcastle.edu.au ii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Lewis J. Gooch, Chee Yin Lam, Lyndsey G. Terry, Mark J. Masia, and Mark G. Stewart i Research Associate, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia, & University of Technology Sydney,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Vlatko Z. Bosiljkov, Martin Klun and David Antolinc i Professor, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, vbosiljk@fgg.uni-lj.si ii Research Assistant, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Ahmed Elsaadawy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Clayton Pettit, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez i Ph.D. Student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, elsaadaw@ualberta.ca ii Ph.D. Student, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, mhelsaye@ualberta.ca iii…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Danielle DiDomizio, Amarantha Quintana-Morales, and Matthew Normandeau i Senior Consulting Engineer, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., New York, USA, dadidomizio@sgh.com ii Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., New…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Bowen Zeng, Yuxiang Chen, and Yong Li i Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, bzeng1@ualberta.ca ii Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ychen5@ualberta.ca iii Associate Professor, University of…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Yara Soliman, Mohamed Ezzeldin, and Lydell Wiebe i Ph.D. Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, solimy1@mcmaster.ca ii Associate Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ezzeldms@mcmaster.ca iii Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, wiebel@mcmaster.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Rui Zhong and Graziano Fiorillo i M.Sc. Student, Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, zhongr@myumanitoba.ca ii Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, graziano.fiorillo@umanitoba.ca ABSTRACT…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mahmoud Elsayed, Rafael Gonzalez, Alan Alonso, Clayton Pettit, Douglas Tomlinson, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez i PhD Candidate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, mhelsaye@ualberta.ca ii PhD Candidate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Alan Alonso, Mahmoud Elsayed, Rafael Gonzalez, Clayton Pettit, Douglas Tomlinson, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez i Structural Engineer-in-Training, RCJ Engineers, Edmonton, Canada, aalonsorivers@rjc.ca ii Ph.D. Candidate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, mhelsaye@ualberta.ca…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Salah Sarhat and Edward G. Sherwood i Assistant Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Engineering Department, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, sarhat@msoe.edu ii Associate Professor, Department…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Scott W. Walkowicz and W. Mark McGinley i Owner, Walkowicz Consulting Engineers, LLC, East Lansing, MI, USA, scott@walkowiczce.com ii Professor and Endowed Chair for Infrastructure Research, Civil and Environmental Engineering,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            W. Mark McGinley and Jacob B. Latham i Professor and Endowed Chair, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Louisville, Louisville KY USA, m.mcginley@louisville.edu ii Former Graduate Student,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            W. Mark McGinley and Briana Kozlowski i Professor and Endowed Chair, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Louisville, Louisville KY USA, m.mcginley@louisville.edu ii Former Graduate Student, Dept.…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Will Pahl, and Lisa Feldman i M.Sc. Student, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, wrp447@mail.usask.ca ii Professor and Department Head, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, lisa.feldman@usask.ca ABSTRACT The current standards governing…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Mark D. Hagel i Executive Director, Alberta Masonry Council, Alberta, Canada, markhagel@albertamasonrycouncil.ca  ABSTRACT Shelf angle design represents the intersection of masonry design, steel design, and depending on the building’s primary…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Waleed Khan, Samvid Parajuli, and Omar Khalid i Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, dkallion@central.uh.edu ii Graduate Student, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States,…
            Read More 
          
       
      
      
                    
            
            
            Isaiah Camarillo, Vasileios Kotzamanis, Samvid Parajuli, and Dimitrios Kalliontzis i Undergraduate Student, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States ii Graduate Student, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States iii…
            Read More