Behavior of Unbounded Post- tensioned Masonry Walls

• Main Author: Hassanli, Reza (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Structural materials.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Building Construction and Design.; Structural Materials.; Solid Mechanics.

This book reports on a comprehensive analytical, experimental and numerical study on the flexural response of post-tensioned masonry walls under in-plane loads. It explores an important mechanism in this new generation of structural walls, called "Self-centering". This mechanism can reduce...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Strength and seismic performance factors of post-tensioned masonry walls
• Effect of dimensions on the compressive strength of concrete masonry prisms
• Flexural strength prediction of unbonded post-tensioned masonry walls
• Simplified approach to predict the flexural strength of unbonded post-tensioned masonry walls
• Experimental investigation of unbonded post-tensioned masonry walls
• Summary and conclusions
• Summary and conclusions.