Brick and Block Masonry - From Historical to Sustainable Masonry: Proceedings of the 17th International Brick/Block Masonry Conference (17thIB2MaC 2020), July 5-8, 2020, Kraków, Poland

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Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of contents
Preface
Organising committee
Keynotes
	Design of masonry structures (General rules): Highlights of the new European masonry code
	Persian adobe heritage: Construction technology, characterisation and protection
	Masonry façades in Australia and challenges for engineering researchand design
	Recent advances of Italian recommendations and standards on structural safety of existing masonry structures
Semi Key notes
	Validation of design tools for the prediction of mechanical behaviour of masonry arches strengthened with inorganic matrix-based composite systems
	Unconventional measurement techniques in experiments on masonry
	Bond behaviour in lime-based textile reinforced mortars
	Anew method for out‐of‐plane reinforcement of masonry walls using high strength steel strand
	Performance of TRM-to-masonry joints after exposure to elevated temperatures
	Brick walls interventions with FRPU or PUFJ and of RC columns with FR in brick-infilled RC structures with the use of pushover beam-column element analysis and pseudo-dynamic 3d finite element analysis
	Mining activity in Poland: Challenges
Analysis of masonry structures
	Determining the compressive strength of existing brickwork
	Seismic fragility and risk of Italian residential masonry heritage
	Stochastic finite element model error for unreinforced masonry walls subjected to one way vertical bending under out-of-plane loading
	Formulation and experimental validation of distributed plasticity macro-element for unreinforced masonry walls
	Characterization of factors determining the durability of brick masonry
	Peridynamic modelling of masonry structures
	The influence of effective flexural stiffness on slender masonry wall capacity
	Monte Carlo simulation of masonry walls in compression considering spatially variable material properties
	Second-order effects in URM walls subjected to combined vertical and lateral loading
Case studies
	An interactive tool for historic masonry buildings stability studies
	Best practices for matching replacement brick to historic fired-clay brick
	Assessment of the stability conditions of the tower of Seddülbahir fortress in Turkey
	Structural analysis of amasonry church with variable cross-section dome
Codes & standards
	Numerical modelling of two-way out-of-plane bending tests on URM walls: The influence of lateral boundary conditions
	Building acoustics– calculation of sound insulation in buildings with single leaf clay unit masonry
	Critical review of normative framework for seismic assessment of existing masonry buildings
	Experimental testing of unreinforced lattice masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane pressure loading
	Design of masonry panels subjected to fire in Europe: An overview on the new draft of EN 1996-1-2
	Pultruded-FRP for retrofitting purposes: Mechanical characterization
	The revision of EN 1996-2
	Three story CM buildings with joint reinforcement: Shaking table tests
	Improvements in EN 1996-3– Explanations and background information
	Quantifying surface deterioration: Exemplified on fired clay bricks
	In-plane shear resistance of thermal insulating monolithic clay unit masonry
Composite materials in masonry
	In-plane behaviour of FRCM-strengthened masonry panels
	Nonlinear flexural capacity model for FRCM-strengthened masonry walls under in-plane loading
	Study of the effectiveness of anchorages applied to SRG strips bonded to masonry blocks
	Shear behavior of masonry triplets with damp proof course and thermal insulating layer
	Experimental characterization of PBO-FRCM composites for masonry structures retrofit
	Effect of FRCM on sliding shear failure of masonry
	Durability of steel reinforced grout composites
	Experimental investigation of the long-term behaviour of fabric reinforced matrix systems
	Environmental durability of FRCM strengthening systems and comparison with dry fabrics
	Experimental study of comparative efficacy of out-of-plane strengthening of masonry walls using FRP and wire/textile reinforced mortar
	The influence of FRCM system with abasalt mesh on the shear properties of AAC masonry walls
Construction, practice, technology & earthen masonry
	Mortar-auxetic rendered drystack masonry walls under concentric and eccentric compression
	Load-bearing capacity of slender earth masonry walls under compression
	In-plane shear strength characteristics of masonry walls with varying mortar types and aspect ratios
	Shear bond strength of manufactured thin stones considering various adhesion methods
	Intelligence prediction system of semi-interlocking masonry panels behavior
	Earthen mortar in the walled city of Ahmedabad (India). Analysis of construction techniques and damages of two portion of masonry
	Shear-compression experimentation of full-scale wood-cement shuttering block walls
Earthquake resistance & retrofitting
	Quantification of damage to masonry structures under seismic conditions
	Virtual work method for evaluation of out-of-plane load/displacement capacity of topological semi-interlocking masonry infill panel
	Fully automatic evaluation of local mechanisms in masonry aggregates through a NURBS-based limit analysis procedure
	Characterization of mortar and stone masonry quality in Amatrice historical buildings hit by the 2016 central Italy earthquake
	An experimental study on slender reinforced masonry shear walls subjected to in-plane reversed cyclic loading
	Mechanical modelling of cavity wall metal ties
	Flexible joints between RC frames and masonry infill for improved seismic performance– shake table tests
	An innovative timber system for the seismic retrofit of unreinforced brick masonry buildings
	Seismic performance assessment of existing stone masonry school building in Croatia using nonlinear static procedure
	Asimple deformation-based damage index for shake table testing of historic masonry prototypes
	Seismic behaviour of RC frames with uncoupled masonry infills having two storeys or two bays
	Older clay masonry can be more earthquake-resistant than calcium-silicate masonry for light damage
	Change in stiffness of damaged RC frame with masonry infills connected with stiff and flexible interfaces
Energy, moisture & thermal performance
	State of art: Evaluating thermal resistance of masonry walls
	Humidity consequences for the application of the contemporary repairs into historic walls
	The effect of high temperatures on the mechanical performance of concrete blocks made with gneiss aggregates
	Thermal inertia improvement and acoustic impact of walls with projecting facing bricks
	Critical overview of problems with existing buildings made in the “big block” technology with insulation from AAC blocks. Monitoring and repair possibilities
Existing masonry - monitoring, inspection, repair & strengthening
	Impact of type of mortar on shear bond strength of brick masonry
	Assessment of brick masonry strength using tests on core samples cut from the structures
	In-plane capacity of beam and block floor systems: An in-field experimental study
	Investigation of the structural response through simple numerical models derived automatically from LiDAR scanning: The case of masonry vaults in historical buildings
	Making decision on repointing of clay brick facades on the basis of moisture content and water absorption tests results– areview of assessment methods
	Modelling of historic brickwork walls strengthened with GFRP strips
	Evaluation of the out-of-plane performances of masonry walls strengthened with composite reinforced mortar
	Pull-off characterization of FRCM composites applied to stones and bricks in on-site conditions
	Masonry elements reinforced with FRCM: Bond behaviour
History & preservation
	Numerical insights on the structural assessment of typical historical masonry vaults of Cagliari
	The seismic performance of heritage URM buildings: Aparametric study
	Documentation and analysis of deformations in ahistoric church afew years after its conservation and reinforcement
	Benefits of casein additives in historic mortar mixes
Material modelling
	Masonry walls with multi-layer bed joints subjected to cyclic shear: Analytical modelling
	Constitutive model for the nonlinear cyclic behavior of brick masonry structures
	The compressive behaviour of mortar under varying stress confinement
	3D micro-modelling of brick masonry under eccentric axial load using frictional and cohesive brick-mortar interaction behaviour
	Efficiency and accuracy of amultiscale domain activation approach for modeling masonry failure
	On the effect of tortuosity on the spalling prediction in masonry through amultiphase numerical model
	Flemish bond brickwork: Macroscopic elastic properties and nonlinear behaviour
Materials & manufacturing
	Experimental evaluation and probabilistic analysis of the masonry veneer wall tie characteristics
	Durability of hemp cords exposed to alkaline environment of lime mortar
	Evolution in the protection of clay-based mortars
	Comparative creep characteristics of lime mortars and brickwork
Masonry arches & bridges
	BIM representation and classification of masonry pathologies using semi-automatic procedure
	Tests on aflat arch concrete block retaining wall
	Analysis framework for seismic assessment of single-span masonry arch bridges
	Structural performance and seismic response for Chinese ancient stone arch bridge– acase study of the Putang bridge
	Performance of Persian open spandrel brick masonry barrel vaults under uniform and linear loads
Masonry testing
	Shear response and failure mode of masonry triplets subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading
	Development of aflatjack for testing high strength masonry
	Experimental testing of tile vaults
	In-plane flexural behavior of autoclave aerated concrete confined masonry walls
	Experimental testing of seismic response of brick masonry walls under different boundary conditions
	Experimental analysis of brick masonry veneer walls under out-of-plane loading
	Response of brickwork wallettes of various bonding patterns under monotonic and cyclic compression
	Determination of Ritter constant for hollow clay prisms under compression
	Experimental tests of wall joints
Numerical modelling & analysis
	Asimple homogenization approach for masonry structures: Adiscrete approach extension from walls to curved structures
	Experimental and numerical studies on the shear-sliding behavior of clay brick masonries
	A macro-element modelling technique to account for IP and OOP interactions in URM infilled RC or steel building
	Anew macroelement-based strategy for modelling reinforced masonry piers
	Seismic fragility assessment of masonry aggregates with identical structural units in row
	Numerical study on the seismic out-of-plane performance of URM walls
	Macroelement model for nonlinear static pushover analysis of confined masonry walls with openings
Partitions & infill
	Experimental assessment of an innovative isolation technique for the seismic downgrade of existing masonry infills
	Definition of out-of-plane fragility curves for masonry infills subject to combined in-plane and out-of-plane damage
	The in-plane and out-of-plane behaviour of masonry panels with thermo-insulating attachment
	The interaction between in-plane and out-of-plane seismic response of modern strong masonry infills
	Preliminary in-plane shear test of infills protected by PUFJ interfaces
Reinforced masonry
	Behaviour of stitching bars in the masonry wall
	Strengthened clay brick and lightweight aggregate concrete block walls tested under eccentric axial loading– afeasibility study on different strengthening techniques
	Influence of horizontal reinforcement type on shear strength of hollow concrete block masonry shear walls
	The seismic performance of partially grouted reinforced masonry
	Shear strength prediction of partially-grouted concrete masonry walls with openings
Seismic & limit design
	Local mechanism analysis in unreinforced masonry buildings according to anew procedure based on floor spectra evaluation
	Vertical collapse mechanisms in masonry buildings due to seismic vertical component
	Seismic response of an unreinforced masonry building with structural irregularity; Blind prediction by means of pushover analysis
	Effect of mortar-brick cohesive interface on seismic response of masonry walls
Sustainability & innovation of masonry
	The assessment of confined semi-interlocking masonry buildings using macro-modelling approach
	Review on CO2 capture, storage and sequestration in non steel reinforced precast concrete
	Freeze-thaw durability of glass textile-reinforced mortar composites
Author Index