Effect of timber ties on the behavior of historic masonry

Vintzileou, E

dc.contributor.author	Vintzileou, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:13Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0733-9445	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18766
dc.subject	Deformation	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Historic sites	en
dc.subject	Masonry	en
dc.subject	Reinforcement	en
dc.subject	Seismic effects	en
dc.subject	Wood	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.other	Compression testing	en
dc.subject.other	Crack propagation	en
dc.subject.other	Deformation	en
dc.subject.other	Historic preservation	en
dc.subject.other	Reinforced concrete	en
dc.subject.other	Shear walls	en
dc.subject.other	Structural health monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Timber	en
dc.subject.other	Historic sites	en
dc.subject.other	Perimeter walls	en
dc.subject.other	Stone masonry	en
dc.subject.other	Timber ties	en
dc.subject.other	Masonry materials	en
dc.title	Effect of timber ties on the behavior of historic masonry	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:6(961)	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:6(961)	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents the results of testing stone masonry wallettes in compression or in diagonal compression. The specimens that simulate a portion of perimeter walls of historic structures are made of three-leaf rubble stone masonry; they are horizontally reinforced with timber ties. Tests have proven that timber ties contribute to substantial enhancement of the ultimate strain of masonry subjected to compression, accompanied by reduction of the opening of vertical cracks. When timber reinforced masonry is subjected to diagonal compression, the cracking load is several times higher than that of the unreinforced masonry, whereas large diagonal cracks may open without disintegration of masonry. The experimental results are in accordance with in situ observations in historic structures. © 2008 ASCE.	en
heal.publisher	ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Structural Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:6(961)	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000256057800011	en
dc.identifier.volume	134	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	961	en
dc.identifier.epage	972	en