Experimental and numerical study of confined masonry walls under in-plane loads : case : guerrero State (Mexico)

This research work proposes methods to rises the resistance and to evaluate the behavior of confined masonry walls built from clay solid bricks. These elements are widely used in Guerrero State (México) to build masonry structures, which should resist high lateral loads because of the serious seismi...

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Main Author: Sánchez Tizapa, Sulpicio
Language:English
Published: Université Paris-Est 2009
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Online Access:http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00537380
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/53/73/80/PDF/58_SANCHEZ_Tizapa.pdf