Report # 27 : Confined brick masonry building with concrete tie columns and beams

by Behrokh H. Hashemi, Faramarz Alemi, Mohsen G. Ashtiany

This is a typical confined brick masonry housing construction common in rural areas of Iran. This building type is often used as a single-family house. Brick masonry shear walls confined with concrete tie columns and beams provide earthquake resistance in both directions. This building type is expected to have good seismic performance.

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