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A literature survey -- transverse strength of masonry walls

Omote, Yutaro; Mayes, Ronald L.; Chen, Shy-Wen J.; Clough, Ray W.

UCB/EERC-77/07, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1977-03, 145 pages (515/O4/77/07)

This literature survey collates most of the available relevant information on the transverse, or out-of-plane, strength of masonry walls. The report discusses several of the test techniques used and summarizes the most significant available test results. Formulations for predicting the capacity of walls subjected to transverse loads are presented, together with their correlation with experimental results. Also included is a section relating test results to present design practices and code requirements.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-77-07.pdf (41 MB)