The influence of vertical reinforcement and lateral confinement on the axial capacity of masonry block walls
Concrete masonry is a multi-component structural system. In the case of reinforced concrete masonry, the system includes the concrete units, the mortar, the reinforcing steel and the grout fill. Placing vertical steel reinforcing bars in the cores of the concrete units enhances the flexural strength...
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University of Saskatchewan
2006
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03272006-184740/ |