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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vicente, R. (author)
Outros Autores: Rodrigues, H. (author), Varum, H. (author), Costa, A. (author), Mendes da Silva, J. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9594
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/9594