Masonry Design and Structures

  1. Structural Analysis of Masonry Elements
    1. Loading Conditions
      1. Gravity Loads
        1. Dead Load Calculations
          1. Live Load Determinations
            1. Load Combinations
            2. Lateral Loads
              1. Wind Load Analysis
                1. Seismic Load Calculations
                  1. Earth Pressure Loads
                  2. Thermal Loads
                    1. Temperature Gradients
                      1. Thermal Stress Analysis
                      2. Load Distribution Mechanisms
                        1. Vertical Load Paths
                          1. Horizontal Load Paths
                            1. Load Transfer Methods
                          2. Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry
                            1. Axially Loaded Elements
                              1. Compression Members
                                1. Slenderness Effects
                                  1. Buckling Analysis
                                    1. Eccentricity Effects
                                    2. Flexural Analysis
                                      1. Out-of-Plane Bending
                                        1. Moment-Curvature Relationships
                                          1. Deflection Calculations
                                            1. Cracking Analysis
                                            2. Shear Analysis
                                              1. In-Plane Shear Behavior
                                                1. Shear Stress Distribution
                                                  1. Principal Stress Analysis
                                                  2. Combined Loading
                                                    1. Axial Load and Bending
                                                      1. Interaction Diagrams
                                                        1. Biaxial Bending
                                                        2. Stability Analysis
                                                          1. Lateral Stability
                                                            1. Out-of-Plane Stability
                                                              1. P-Delta Effects
                                                            2. Analysis of Reinforced Masonry
                                                              1. Flexural Analysis
                                                                1. Cracked Section Analysis
                                                                  1. Uncracked Section Analysis
                                                                    1. Moment Capacity
                                                                      1. Deflection Control
                                                                      2. Axial Load Analysis
                                                                        1. Compression Members
                                                                          1. Tension Members
                                                                            1. Combined Axial and Flexure
                                                                            2. Shear Analysis
                                                                              1. Shear Capacity
                                                                                1. Reinforcement Contribution
                                                                                  1. Diagonal Tension
                                                                                  2. Torsional Analysis
                                                                                    1. Torsional Stiffness
                                                                                      1. Torsional Strength
                                                                                        1. Combined Torsion and Bending
                                                                                      2. Advanced Analysis Methods
                                                                                        1. Finite Element Analysis
                                                                                          1. Modeling Techniques
                                                                                            1. Material Models
                                                                                              1. Nonlinear Analysis
                                                                                              2. Limit Analysis
                                                                                                1. Upper Bound Methods
                                                                                                  1. Lower Bound Methods
                                                                                                    1. Yield Line Theory
                                                                                                    2. Dynamic Analysis
                                                                                                      1. Response Spectrum Analysis
                                                                                                        1. Time History Analysis
                                                                                                      2. Analysis of Masonry Systems
                                                                                                        1. Shear Wall Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Cantilever Walls
                                                                                                            1. Coupled Walls
                                                                                                              1. Perforated Walls
                                                                                                              2. Diaphragm Analysis
                                                                                                                1. Flexible Diaphragms
                                                                                                                  1. Rigid Diaphragms
                                                                                                                    1. Semi-Rigid Diaphragms
                                                                                                                    2. Three-Dimensional Analysis
                                                                                                                      1. Building System Behavior
                                                                                                                        1. Interaction Effects
                                                                                                                          1. Torsional Response

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