Effectiveness of a steel ring-frame for the seismic strengthening of masonry walls with new openings

The creation of new openings in masonry walls is a frequent intervention in existing buildings. Depending on their size and position, these interventions may cause a significant decrease of the wall’s original in-plane strength and stiffness, thus compromising the building seismic resistance. Theref...

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Main Author: Oña Vera, Mónica.Y. (author)
Other Authors: Metelli, Giovanni (author), Barros, Joaquim A. O. (author), Plizzari, Giovanni A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/72127
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/72127