An innovative base isolation system for seismic mitigation of ordinary low-rise buildings is introduced in this paper. The proposed base isolation system utilizes “Stab [...]

The possibility of achieving a high level of ductility by flexural yielding in fully grouted reinforced concrete masonry shear walls is evaluated. Six full-scale walls we [...]

A potentially limiting feature of reinforced masonry shear walls is the presence of a single line of vertical reinforcement along the wall length that cannot be effective [...]

This paper presents detailed analyses of an experimental study conducted to evaluate the possibility of achieving high levels of ductility and energy dissipation in reinf [...]