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Development of a system for cyclic shear tests on full-scale walls
Di Gregorio, Leandro; Costa, Aníbal; Rodrigues, Hugo; Fonseca, Jorge; Costa, Alice TavaresThe SHS-Multirisk Project proposes a residential model that is simultaneoulsy resistant to earthquakes and hurricanes within a specific range of magnitude to be defined in the project. This article presents the system developed to conduct full-scale cyclic shear (combined with bending) tests on walls, exploring its characteristics, the development process, the experiment execution process, and a basic analysis ...
The potential of CEB reinforced masonry technology for (re)construction in the ...
Di Gregorio, Leandro; Guimarães, Gustavo; Tenório, Marina; Lima, Daniel; Haddad, Assed; Danziger, Fernando; Jannuzzi, Graziella; Santos, SergioMore than 226 million people are affected by some type of disaster every year in various dimensions of human life, both in the short and long term. In this context, housing provision plays a leading role when it comes to basic needs and the choice of construction technologies and materials are determinant for a well-succeeded housing provision process. This work aims to analyze the viability of reinforced mason...