Approximations obtained with different simplified methods to assess the elastic lateral stiffness of walls with openings are compared to results obtained with the finite [...]

The experimental masonry research in Mexico has concentrated in confined masonry walls, primarily those made with brick, However, a modality named as “combined and conf [...]

This paper investigates the behaviour of small square masonry subassembly, wallets, subject to axial compression, involving their crack pattern and the shear stress-shear [...]

Mexico City’s code for the design and construction of masonry structures was recently revised to include new and updated provisions related to a wide range of subjects, [...]

A parametric study where two-degree of freedom (2DOF) simplified models are used to represent structures likely to develop soft stories is presented. Different stiffness [...]

In this paper the authors summarize the results obtained, from static nonlinear analyses (pushover), for reinforced concrete intermediate moment-resisting frames (RC-IMRF [...]

Reinforced concrete haunched beams (RCHBs) are structural elements commonly used in buildings and bridges in Mexico and other countries worldwide. For example, in Mexico [...]

The Manual of Civil Structures (MOC), a model design code in Mexico, is in an updating process. The new version for this code will be published at the end of 2008. A majo [...]

This paper presents the research results about the testing of ten prototype reinforced concrete haunched beams subjected to cyclic loading. Beams were designed to present [...]