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 [...]

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

A study devoted to define the diaphragm condition (rigid, semi-rigid, semi-flexible or flexible) for buildings with the floor systems most widely used in Mexico is presen [...]

The torsional response of base-isolated structures with bilinear hysteretic behavior when eccentricities are set in the superstructure is presented. Nonlinear dynamic ana [...]

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 [...]

An equation is proposed to improve the design of medium-rise ductile steel moment-resisting concentrically braced frames. The equation was derived by defining the minimum [...]

This paper presents the results of a study devoted to evaluate, using nonlinear analyses, the behavior of ductile moment-resisting reinforced concrete concentric braced f [...]