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State-of-the-art in seismic shear strength of masonry -- an evaluation and review

Mayes, Ronald L.; Clough, Ray W.

UCB/EERC-75/21, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-10, 147 pages (515/M291/1975)

The state-of-the-art report presented attempts to review and evaluate all the relevant research performed on the shear strength of masonry subassemblages. The report is divided into thirteen sections. Seven sections examine the effects of parameters such as grout, mortar, type of bond, reinforcement, bearing load and rate of loading on the shear strength of subassemblages while the other six evaluate the characteristics of the modes of failure and inelastic behavior of the subassemblages. For a literature survey on masonry properties, see the report, entitled "A literature survey -- compressive, tensile, bond and shear strength of masonry," by Mayes and Clough, June 1975 (UCB/EERC-75/15).

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-75-21.pdf (6 MB)