11th Canadian Masonry Symposium
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SHEAR OF CONCRETE MASONRY WALLS A.F. Oan1 and N.G. Shrive2 PhD Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, afoan@ucalgary.ca Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, ngshrive@ucalgary.ca ABSTRACT The behaviour of... -
F. da Porto1, F. Mosele2 and C. Modena3 1Assistant Professor, 2 Ph.D. Candidate, 3Full Professor Department of Structural and Transportation Engineering, University of Padova, Italy daporto@dic.unipd.it, mosele@dic.unipd.it, modena@dic.unipd.it ABSTRACT In the framework... -
A. San Bartolomé 1, W. Silva2, E. Melendez3, G. Castro4, and D. Quiun5 Professor, Department of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima 32, Peru, asanbar@pucp.edu.pe Associate Professor,... -
L. J. van der Meer1, D. R. W. Martens2 and A. T. Vermeltfoort3 PhD student, Eindhoven University of Technology, l.j.v.d.meer@tue.nl Professor, Chair of Masonry Structures, Eindhoven University of Technology, d.r.w.martens@tue.nl Associate Professor Masonry... -
M. Tomaževič1, M. Gams1 and S. Lu2 Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, miha.tomazevic@zag.si, matija.gams@zag.si Wienerberger A.G., Suikai.Lu@wienerberger.com ABSTRACT Shear failure mechanism, characterised by the formation of diagonal cracks, most frequently represents... -
Jiang hongbin1 and Wang shilei2 Associate Professor, Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , 150090, China, 86282081@163.com Master, Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute... -
R. Lumantarna1 and J.M. Ingham2 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, rlum009@aucklanduni.ac.nz Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New... -
Pan Jing1,2 and Liu Ming2 School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian , China, panjing81@126.com School of Civil Engineering , Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang , China, liumingsy@vip.sina.com ABSTRACT The... -
Paturova1, B.F. Sparling2 and L.D. Wegner3 Structural Engineer, AMEC Americas Ltd., #301 – 121 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 4L8, anna.paturova@amec.com Professor, Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, University of... -
M.M. Sorour1, G.A. Parsekian2, D. Duchesne3, J. Paquette3, A. Mufti4, L. Jaeger5, and N.G. Shrive6 PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering Department, University of Calgary, Canada; Lecturer assistant (on leave) Faculty of... -
O.J. Kanyeto, MBIE, MIMS and A.N. Fried, CEng., MICE, FIMS 1Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, kanyetoo@mopipi.ub.bw 2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Space Structures, University... -
L. Richter1, E. Brehm2 and C.-A. Graubner3 Bilfinger Berger Nigeria GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany, lars.richter@bilfinger.de D. candidate, Institute of Concrete Structures and Materials, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, brehm@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de Professor, Institute of Concrete... -
D. Dizhur1, H. Derakhshan2, J.M. Ingham3 and M.C Griffith4 PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ddiz001@aucklanduni.ac.nz PhD Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental... -
S.J. Lawrence1 1 Conjoint Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, spl@bigpond.net.au ABSTRACT The flexural design of sections of masonry spanning vertically with... -
W. Jäger1 and T. Bakeer2 Professor, Chair of Structural Design, Faculty of Architecture, Technische Universität Dresden, Lehrstuhl.Tragwerksplanung@mailbox.tu-dresden.de Research Assistant, Chair of Structural Design, Faculty of Architecture, Technische Universität Dresden, Tammam.Bakeer@mailbox.tu-dresden.de ABSTRACT The present... -
K.M. Mosalam1 1 Professor and Vice Chair, 733 Davis Hall, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1710, mosalam@ce.berkeley.edu ABSTRACT Reinforced concrete (RC) frames with unreinforced masonry (URM)... -
E. Minaie1, F.L. Moon2 and A.A. Hamid3 D. Candidate, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA, minaie@drexel.edu Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental... -
Jamal H. Elmapruk, Mohamed A. ElGawady Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University ABSTRACT Partially grouted masonry shear walls is a common structural system in North America. This paper validates... -
J.E. Dickie1 and S.L. Lissel2 PhD Student, jedickie@ucalgary.ca Associate Professor, sllissel@ucalgary.ca Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 ABSTRACT Shear behaviour in masonry assemblages can be... -
Majid Maleki1, R. G. Drysdale2, A. A. Hamid3, and A. A. El-Damatty4 Ph.D., Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, L8S 4L7, Canada,... -
Mosele1, F. da Porto2 and C. Modena3 1 Ph.D. Candidate, 2 Assistant Professor, 3Full Professor Department of Structural and Transportation Engineering, University of Padova, Italy mosele@dic.unipd.it, daporto@dic.unipd.it, modena@dic.unipd.it ABSTRACT In the framework... -
G. Shrive1, A.W. Page2, G. Simundic3, M. Dhanasekar4 Killam Memorial Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada, ngshrive@ucalgary.ca Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental... -
Majid Maleki1, A. A. El-Damatty2, R. G. Drysdale3, and A. A. Hamid4 D., Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, L8S 4L7, Canada,... -
F. da Porto1, G. Guidi2, E. Garbin3 and C. Modena4 Dept. of Structural and Transportation Eng., University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, 35131, Padova, Italy 1 Assistant Professor, daporto@dic.unipd.it,2... -
C.Calderini1, S.Cattari2 and S.Lagomarsino3 Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering , University of Genoa, Italy, chiara.calderini@unige.it Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering , University of... -
J.M. Casali1, C. V. Zatta2 and H. R. Roman3 Doctor of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, jucasali@ig.com.br PhD student of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa... -
Jiang hongbin1 and Li longfei2 Associate Professor, Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin , 150090, China, 86282081@163.com Master, Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute... -
N. Mojsilović1, S. Notz2, B. Wäfler2 and J. Yu2 Senior Scientist, Institute of Structural Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, mojsilovic@ibk.baug.ethz.ch Graduate students, Institute of Structural Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich,... -
A. A. Nassr1, W.W. El-Dakhakhni2, and M.T. Shedid3 Graduate student, Center for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, nassraa@mcmaster.ca Martini, Mascarin and... -
X.M. Zhai1 and M.G. Stewart2 Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, China, xmzhai@hit.edu.cn Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The... -
P.R.A. Souza1 and G.A. Parsekian2 1 Former Master Student, 2 Professor , Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Sao Carlos, BRAZIL, parsekian@ufscar.br ABSTRACT The widespread use of precast façade panels expedites constructions... -
S. Brzev1, D.L. Anderson2, W. McEwen3, and G. Sturgeon4 1Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2, Canada, sbrzev@bcit.ca 2Professor Emeritus, Department of... -
N. Mendes1 and P.B. Lourenço2 PhD student, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Azurem, Portugal, nunomendes@civil.uminho.pt Professor, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Azurem, Portugal, pbl@civil.uminho.pt ABSTRACT This paper... -
Adell1, B. Orta2, R. Bustamante3, A. García-Santos4, S. Vega5 Professor Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Escuela Superior de Arquitectura. Departamento de Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas. TISE (Técnicas Innovadoras Sostenibles Edificación),... -
E. Brehm1, J. E. Dickie 2 and S. L. Lissel 3 Research associate, PhD candidate, Institute for Concrete and Masonry Structures, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstr. 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, brehm@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de PhD student,... -
Munari1, M.R. Valluzzi2, A. Saisi3, G. Cardani4, C. Modena5 and L. Binda6 Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Architecture, Planning and Survey, University of Padova, Italy, marco.munari@unipd.it Assistant Prof., Dept. of Architecture,... -
J.J. Kim1 and M.M. Reda Taha2 1Post Doctor Fellow, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA,E-mail:jjkim@unm.edu 2Associate Professor and Regents’ Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of New... -
N. Mazzon1, M. R. Valluzzi2, T. Aoki3, E. Garbin4, G. De Canio5, N. Ranieri6 and C. Modena7 PhD student, University of Padova, Department of Structural and Transportation Engineering, Italy, nicola.mazzon@unipd.it Assistant Professor,... -
A.R. Abdul Karim1,3, J.H.P. Quenneville2, N. M.Sa’don1,3 and J.M. Ingham4 Corresponding Author: PhD Student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New... -
Arturo E. Schultz Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, schul088@umn.edu ABSTRACT On August 15th, 2007, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred in Peru at 6:34 pm local... -
M.R.S. Corrêa1 , E.M.S. Moreira2 and M.A. Ramalho3 Associate Professor, Engineering School of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, mcorrea @sc.usp.br Civil Engineer, MSc, University of São Paulo, elian.moreira@yahoo.com.br Associate Professor, Engineering School... -
P.B. Lourenco1, L.F. Ramos2 and K.J. Krakowiak3 Professor, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal, pbl@civil.uminho.pt Assistant Professor, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,... -
Fuad C. Zarzar Júnior1, Marcos A. A. Guerra de Holanda2, Romilde. A. Oliveira3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Rua Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/N, Campus Universitário, Cidade... -
A.W. Page1, G. Simundic2 and M. Masia3 Emeritus Professor, Centre for Infrastructure Performance & Reliability, School of Engineering, the University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia, adrian.page@newcastle.edu.au Professional Officer, Centre... -
A.R. Sakulich1, Ž. Ivošević2 and M.W. Barsoum3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104 USA, A.Sakulich@gmail.com College of Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia ivoseviczeljko@yahoo.com Distinguished... -
K. Roachanakanan1 and J. M. Nichols2 Architectural Technology Department, Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University, Thailand, kwan03@yahoo.com Assistant Professor, Construction Science Department, Texas A&M University, jm-nichols@tamu.edu ABSTRACT Brick manufacture in some parts of the... -
M.D. Hagel1, S.L. Lissel2, G.R. Sturgeon3 Engineer, Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Assoc. Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, markdanielhagel@shaw.ca Professor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, sllissel@ucalgary.ca 3 Senior Engineer,... -
Oliveira1, J. Casali2 and L. R. Prudêncio Jr3. Federal Center of Technological Education of Santa Catarina, DCC, Florianópolis/SC, Brazil, alexandre@cefetsc.edu.br Federal University of Santa Catarina, Civil Engineering Department, Florianópolis/SC, Brazil, jucasali@hotmail.com Federal... -
L.M. Federico1, S.E. Chidiac2, and B. Cobbledick3 PhD Candidate, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, federilm@mcmaster.ca Professor, Center for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, chidiac@mcmaster.ca Technical Director,... -
C. Anselmi1, E. De Rosa2 and F. Galizia3 Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Metodi Matematici in Architettura, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy, anselmi@unina.it Assistent Professor, Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Metodi Matematici... -
Navid Sasanian1 and Khaled Galal2 A.Sc. Graduate Student, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3G 1M8 Associate Professor, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia... -
T. Fan1, J.J. Kim2, M.M. Reda Taha3, and N.G. Shrive4 PhD Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University... -
Garbin1, M.R. Valluzzi2, A. Saisi3, L. Binda4, C. Modena5 1 PhD, 2 Assistant Professor, 4 Full Professor, Department of Structural and Transportation Engineering, University of Padova, Italy, garbin@dic.unipd.it, valluzzi@dic.unipd.it,... -
V. Bosiljkov1, V. Bokan-Bosiljkov2 and R.Žarnić3 Assistant Prof., University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Chair for Research in Materials and Structures, Jamova cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. vbosiljk@fgg.uni-lj.si Assistant... -
A.A. Freitas1, M.A. Ramalho2 and M.R.S. Corrêa3 Civil Engineer, PhD, University of São Paulo, alefrei@yahoo.com.br Associate Professor, Engineering School of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, ramalho@sc.usp.br 3 Associate Professor, Engineering... -
P.G. Asteris1 and C.A. Syrmakezis2 Professor, Computational Mechanics Laboratory, School of Pedagogical &Technological Education, N.Heraklion, GR 141 21, Athens, Greece, pasteris@otenet.gr Professor, Institute of Structural Analysis & Aseismic Research, National Technical... -
K.M.C.Konthesingha1a, M.J.Masia2a, R.B.Petersen3a, A.W.Page4a 1 PhD candidate, Chaminda.Konthesinghamuhandiramlage@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au, 2 Senior Lecturer, Mark.Masia@newcastle.edu.au , 3 PhD candidate, robert.petersen@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au, 4 Emeritus Professor, Adrian.Page@newcastle.edu.au a Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering,... -
Lefebvre1 and M.-J. Nollet2 D. Candidate, Department of Construction Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, QC, H3C 1K3, Canada, karine.lefebvre@etsmtl.ca Professor, Department of Construction Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, mnollet@ctn.etsmtl.ca ABSTRACT Frames... -
Nima Farnia1 and Khaled Galal2 D. Candidate, Dept. of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, H3G 1M8, Canada, nima.farnia@gmail.com Associate Professor, Dept. of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia... -
R.B. Petersen1, M.J. Masia2 and R. Seracino3 PhD Candidate, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia Senior Lecturer, Centre for Infrastructure Performance... -
G. C. Hart1, A. Jain2 and B. Arya3 PhD, CE, SECB, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, and Managing Principal, Weidlinger Associates Inc., Marina... -
David T. Biggs1 and Nicholas R. Lang2 1Principal Consultant, Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., 291 River Street, Troy, New York 12180, USA, dbiggs@ryanbiggs.com 2 Manager, Research and Development Laboratory, National Concrete Masonry Association, 13750... -
S. Kadysiewski1 and K.M. Mosalam2 Structural Engineer, Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, California, skadysie@msn.com Professor and Vice Chair, 733 Davis Hall, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,... -
P.B. Lourenco1, J.C. Leite2 and M.F. Paulo-Pereira3 Professor, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal, pbl@civil.uminho.pt MSc student, ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,... -
Edward Gerns1 and Renae Brossman2 Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, 10 South LaSalle, Suite 2600, Chicago, Illinois, egerns@wje.com Associate III, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, 330 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois, rbrossman@wje.com ABSTRACT The introduction... -
B.M. Abou-Zeid1, W.W. El-Dakhakhni2, A.G. Razaqpur3, B. von Rosen4 and S. Foo5 D Candidate, Center for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada,... -
H.O. Sugo1, A.W. Page2 and B. Moghtaderi3 1Senior Research Associate, School of Engineering & Centre for Energy, The University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia, heber.sugo@newcastle.edu.au 2Emeritus Professor, School of Engineering & Centre... -
A. P. Russell1, P. T. Laursen2 and J. M. Ingham3 PhD Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, arus033@aucklanduni.ac.nz Assistant Professor, Department of... -
J.P.Forth1 and T.Heaton2 1 Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, j.p.forth@leeds.ac.uk 2 Postgraduate Research Student, University of Leeds, cnthe@leeds.ac.uk ABSTRACT An alternative masonry product comprised entirely of waste aggregates... -
El-Sokkary1 and K. Galal2 Graduate Student, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada, h_elsokk@encs.concordia.ca Associate Professor, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering,... -
B.G. Hellers Emeritus Professor of Building Engineering, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden; bogoran@arch.kth.se ABSTRACT Masonry was the most common material used in construction... -
Ahmad A. Hamid1 and Franklin L. Moon2 and Ehsan Minaie3 Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department, Drexel University Philadelphia, USA, hamidaa@drexel.edu Assistant Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department, Drexel University... -
B. R. Banting , M. T. Shedid , W. W. El-Dakhakhni , and R. G. Drysdale A.Sc. Candidate Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, bantinbr@mcmaster.ca D. Candidate,... -
Anir Kumar Upadhyay Freelance Researcher, 4/24 Park Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217, anirupadhyay@yahoo.com ABSTRACT In the wake of global energy crisis and paramount concerns of greenhouse gas emissions, building sector is identified as... -
M. Graubohm1 and W. Brameshuber2 Dipl.-Ing., Research assistant in the working group “masonry”, Institute of Building Materials Research (ibac), RWTH Aachen University, graubohm@ibac.rwth-aachen.de Prof. Dr.-Ing., Professor and Director, Institute of Building... -
Cardani1, L. Binda2, P. Condoleo3 and A. Anzani4 Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, cardani@stru.polimi.it Full Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, binda@stru.polimi.it Assistant... -
E.A. Gerns1 and M.E. Novesky2 Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., 10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, IL. 60603, egerns@wje.com Senior Associate, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., 10 South LaSalle... -
N. Ismail 1, H. Mahmood 2, H. Derakhshan 3, W. Clark 4 and J. M. Ingham 5 PhD Student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, New... -
R. G. Drysdale and Kwame Baffoe 1 Professor Emeritus, Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, drysdale@mcmaster.ca 2 Research Engineer, McMaster University ABSTRACT A... -
A. San Bartolomé 1, E. Delgado2 and D. Quiun3 Professor, Department of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima 32, Peru, asanbar@pucp.edu.pe Civil Engineer, Pontifical Catholic University of... -
S.Cattari1 and S.Lagomarsino2 Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering , University of Genoa, Via Montallegro 1, 16145, Genoa, Italy, serena.cattari@unige.it Full Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural... -
Maqsud E Nazar1 and S.N. Sinha2 1Managing Director, NNC Consultant Pvt. Ltd., B-2, Jaswant Chambers, Okhla, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India. 2Professor, Civil Engg. Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi-110016,... -
Valentina Cristini1 and José Ramón Ruiz Checa2 Valentina Cristini , Architect and PhD Student, Instituto de Restauración del Patrimonio, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia – España-vacri@upvnet.upv.es José Ramón Ruiz Checa, Master Architect... -
U. Meyer Technische Geschäftsführung, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mauerziegel e.V., Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 4, 53113 Bonn, Germany, meyer@ziegel.de ABSTRACT A full scale unreinforced masonry terraced house has been subjected to pseudo-dynamic tests to verify the resistance against earthquake... -
T. Kranzler Bundesverband der Deutschen Ziegelindustrie, Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 4, 53113 Bonn, Germany, kranzler@ziegel.de ABSTRACT The paper deals with the verification of a new design approach for shear stressed masonry structures. Therefore the results of... -
Julio Rojas 1, Hugo Ferrer 2, and Julio Cuenca S. 3 Civil Engineering Student, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico Email: juliocesar.rojas@alumno.upaep.mx Director Engineering Department, Universidad Popular Autonoma del... -
H. Toopchi-Nezhad1, M.J. Tait2, and R.G. Drysdale3 Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, toopchh@mcmaster.ca Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, taitm@mcmaster.ca Professor... -
C. Tedrick1, J.M. Nichols2 and K. Roachanakanan3 Architectural Laboratory Manager, Riverside Campus, Architectural College, Texas A&M University c-tedrick@tamu.edu Assistant Professor, Construction Science Department, Texas A&M University, jm-nichols@tamu.edu 3 Architectural Technology Department, Faculty... -
R. Gupta1, S. Brzev2, and W. McEwen3 Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, V5G 3H2, Canada, rishi_gupta@bcit.ca Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, British Columbia Institute... -
N. A. Thanaya1, M. W. Rahman2, J. P. Forth3 and W. Murphy4. Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK, i.n.a.thanaya@leeds.ac.uk Research Engineer, Encos Ltd., Leeds Innovation... -
J.G. Moroz1 and S.L. Lissel2 Sc., Structural Designer, Halcrow Yolles, Calgary, AB Canada jason.moroz@halcrowyolles.com Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada sllissel@ucalgary.ca ABSTRACT In order to produce structurally sound... -
M.J. Masia1, R.B. Petersen2, Y. Han3 and M.R.S. Correa4 Senior Lecturer, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia, Mark.Masia@newcastle.edu.au Postgraduate Student,... -
S.N. Mihaljevic 1 and S.E. Chidiac 2 A.Sc. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, mihaljsn@mcmaster.ca Professor, Center for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil... -
J.M. Nichols1, C Kavars2 and A. B. Nichols3 Assistant Professor, Construction Science Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3137, jm-nichols@tamu.edu CEO, SENSR, 690 Bridge Street East, Elkader, IA, 52043, ck@referencellc.com Assistant... -
M. Dhanasekar 1 and F. da Porto 2 Professor, Faculty of Built Environment & Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Ph. +61 7 3138 6666; email: m.dhanasekar@qut.edu.au Assistant Professor, Department... -
Durgesh C. Rai1, S. Komaraneni2 and Vaibhav Singhal3 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, UP 208016, India, dcrai@iitk.ac.in Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute... -
W. Jäger1 and P. Schöps2 Professor, Chair of Structural Design, Faculty of Architecture, Technische Universität Dresden, Lehrstuhl.Tragwerksplanung@mailbox.tu-dresden.de Research Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, Technische Universität Dresden, Peter.Schoeps@mailbox.tu-dresden.de ABSTRACT With the introduction of the semiprobabilistic... -
A.T.Vermeltfoort1 and D.R.W. Martens2 Associated Professor, Section Structural Masonry, Department of architecture, building and planning, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, a.t.vermeltfoort@tue.nl Professor, Section Structural... -
J. Centeno1 C.E. Ventura2 S. Foo3and S. Brzev4 MASc. Student, University. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada centeno@civil.ubc.ca Professor, University. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada ventura@civil.ubc.ca Risk management specialist Public Works... -
C. Mundell1, P. F. McCombie1, A. Heath1, J. Harkness2 and P. Walker1 BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials Dept. of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath School of Civil Engineering... -
Hamish Corbett1 and Geoff Edgell2 Wembley Innovation Ltd, Atlas Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0JH, United Kingdom, hamish.corbett@wembleyinnovation.co.uk CERAM, Queens Road, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, geoff.edgell@ceram.com ABSTRACT In 2006 CERAM began an experimental... -
X.M. Zhai1, Y. Z. Totoev2 and M.G. Stewart3 Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, China, xmzhai@hit.edu.cn Senior lecturer, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability,... -
D. Quiun1, A. San Bartolomé 1 and W. Silva2 Professor, Department of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima 32, Peru, dquiun@pucp.edu.pe Professor, Department of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University... -
A.T. Vermeltfoort Associated Professor, Section Structural Masonry, Department of architecture, building and planning, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, a.t.vermeltfoort@tue.nl ABSTRACT This paper describes research into... -
Thomas Ring1, Sreekanta Das2, and David Stubbs3 1,2 University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada 3 Canada Masonry Design Centre, Mississauga, ON, L5T 2N7, Canada ABSTRACT The current Canadian standard recommends strength... -
SUN Weimin1 GUO Zhanggen1 SHEN Dan1 LUO Yu1 1 College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, China, Email: zhgguo@163.com ABSTRACT The problem of the restraint on the beam end from walls... -
G. Drysdale1, J. Wierzbicki2, K. Hughes3, B. R. Banting4, and W. W. El-Dakhakhni Professor Emeritus, Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7,... -
Jennifer R. Bean Popehn1, Arturo E. Schultz2 and Jennifer E. Tanner3 Engineer, OPUS Architects & Engineers, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA, jennifer.popehn@opus-ae.com Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN... -
R. G. Drysdale1, K. Hughes2, J. Wierzbicki3, B. R. Banting4, and W. W. El-Dakhakhni Professor Emeritus, Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S... -
Russell Gentry1, Andres Cavieres2, and Tristan Al-Haddad3 Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, russell.gentry@coa.gatech.edu Doctoral Candidate, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia,... -
S. Michos1 and J. P. Forth2 PhD Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK, cen1s3m@leeds.ac.uk Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2... -
H. Derakhshan1, J.M. Ingham2 and M.C. Griffith3 PhD student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, hder004@aucklanduni.ac.nz Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University...