Journal article
Resistance functions for blast fragility quantification of reinforced concrete block masonry shear walls
Abstract
Reinforced masonry shear wall (RMSW) systems constructed using concrete blocks are widely used within the current North American construction practices. The limited research carried out on the performance of RMSWs under blast loading has reviled their high vulnerability. This study evaluates the blast performance of such loadbearing and non-loadbearing RMSWs considering the variability associated with different blast wavefront parameters, …
Authors
Salem S; Ezzeldin M; Tait M; El-Dakhakhni W
Journal
Engineering Structures, Vol. 233, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111531
ISSN
0141-0296