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Comparison of Safety Levels of Reinforced Masonry and Concrete Walls Using Reliability Analysis
DownloadFall 2023
The strength reduction factors in the Canadian masonry design standard were last calibrated in the 1980s. The factors were last updated (2004) based on reliability studies performed on reinforced-concrete structures, but no masonry-specific reliability analyses were conducted to support this...
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Fall 2022
Gonzalez Mariscal, Rafael De Jesus
Slender masonry walls are often found in school gymnasiums, warehouses and other low-rise buildings. According to current North American masonry design standards, a slender wall is defined to have a height-to-thickness ratio of 30 or greater. These walls must satisfy several stringent...