Title: Strength of Masonry Subjected to Combined Actions

Author(s): Nebojsa Mojsilovic and Peter Marti

Publication: Structural Journal

Volume: 94

Issue: 6

Appears on pages(s): 633-642

Keywords: bending; limit analysis; loads (forces); masonry; strength; struc-tural design; tests; walls.

Date: 11/1/1997

Abstract:
A sandwich model is presented to predict the strength of masonry wall elements subjected to combined in-plane forces and moments, The validity of the model is demonstrated by comparisons with eighteen large-scale tests on clay brick and calcium-silicate block walls. While the experimental verification has been limited to clay brick and calcium-silicate block masonry, the sandwich model is also applicable to concrete block masonry.