Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering · 1986 · 69 citations · 1 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringEarthquake EngineeringSeismic DesignStructural EngineeringEarthquake Response Of StructuresMasonry StructuresStress AnalysisStructural AssessmentStructural MechanicsStructural Response AnalysisElastic Stress AnalysisElastic Stress TransferMasonry Seismic BehaviorMasonry Seismic ResponseMasonry WallsSeismic PerformanceUnreinforced Brick MasonryUnreinforced Masonry
The ' behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls under seismic loading is considered, with particular emphasis being given to face-load response. It is shown that traditional methods of assessing seismic performance based on elastic stress calculations result in excessively conservative results when compared with more realistic methods of assessment. In particular, an assessment procedure based on energy cons iderations is developed at some length, and is illustrated by a worked sample.
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