Performance of masonry enclosure walls: lessons learned from recent earthquakes
This paper discusses the issue of performance requirements and construction criteria for masonry enclosure and infi ll walls. Vertical building enclosures in European countries are very often constituted by non-load-bearing masonry walls, using horizontally perforated clay bricks. These walls are ge...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9594 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/9594 |