Out-of-Plane Behavior of Load-Bearing Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls

The increase in the number of deliberate and accidental explosion events over the past two decades has necessitated evaluating the performance of blast-vulnerable structural components and developing subsequent risk mitigation strategies. In this context, several studies have focused on the out-of-plane behavior of either unreinforced masonry walls or non-load bearing reinforced masonry shear walls (RMSWs). However, to date, few studies have …