Title:
Strength of Masonry Subjected to Combined Actions
Author(s):
Nebojsa Mojsilovic and Peter Marti
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
94
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
633-642
Keywords:
bending; limit analysis; loads (forces); masonry; strength; struc-tural
design; tests; walls.
DOI:
10.14359/9723
Date:
11/1/1997
Abstract:
A sandwich model is presented to predict the strength of masonry wall elements subjected to combined in-plane forces and moments, The validity of the model is demonstrated by comparisons with eighteen large-scale tests on clay brick and calcium-silicate block walls. While the experimental verification has been limited to clay brick and calcium-silicate block masonry, the sandwich model is also applicable to concrete block masonry.