Assessment of performance of retrofitted masonry walls under seismic loading

• Main Author: Seah, Clarisse Xuanli.
• Other Authors: Li Bing
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16641
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings in the world suffer from damage or collapse in the event of an earthquake due to insufficient strength or ductility. This deficiency has led to an increasing demand for feasible techniques to upgrade the performance of URM buildings. As such, extensive damag...