2011/06/29
Shake table test of two tile masonry vaults. The near vault is unreinforced while the far vault has a single layer of geogrid reinforcing. The large bricks on the extrados are not structural, but were necessary for appropriate mass scaling.
2011/06/20
Shake table testing of stone masonry spires under ground acceleration impulses.
__________
2011/04/26
2011/04/26
During high-frequency ground motion without large impulses, rocking collapse tends not to occur. Instead, hinging induces sliding within the joints over a long duration of loading.
2011/04/26
This video compares the experimental response to a simulation using discrete element modelling for a real earthquake time history.
