Assessment of out-of-plane failure of non-engineered masonry walls due to Typhoon Haiyan induced storm surges

• Main Author: Borais, Jenes P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Masonry veneers—Risk assessment—Philippines; Masonry veneers—Hurricane effects—Philippines; Storm surges—Philippines; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6351; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13412&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

Typhoon Haiyan, in 2013, caused massive destruction in eastern Luzon and central Visayan region in the Philippines. Failure (collapsed) of non-engineered masonry walls were the most common failure experienced by residential structures in the area. Local government declared No Build Zone policy along...