Most residential structures in developing countries are masonry structures which are highly vulnerable to earthquake and increase the structural damage and the death toll. This paper discusses the seismic capacity of ...

This paper introduces a technically feasible and economically affordable retrofitting option for seismically vulnerable masonry structures in developing countries using polypropylene bands (PP-bands). The results of the ...

We have developed a technically feasible and economically affordable retrofitting method using Polypropylene band (PP-band) for low earthquake resistant masonry structures in developing countries (Mayorca and Meguro, 2004). ...

This paper introduces the results of shaking table tests using 1/4-scale two-story masonry house models with and without retrofitting by PP-band method. The two-story masonry house model used in the study is an ordinary dwelling ...

The collapse of non-engineering masonry is one of the major causes of human casualties during recent earthquakes in developing countries. Therefore, retrofitting of low earthquake-resistant masonry structures is the key ...

Unreinforced masonry structure is one of the most popularly used constructions in the world, especially in developing countries. It is also unfortunately, the most vulnerable to the earthquake and its damage has caused ...

Unreinforced masonry is one of the most popular construction materials in the world. It is also unfortunately, the most vulnerable against earthquakes. Damage to unreinforced masonry buildings has caused huge number of ...

Unreinforced masonry structure is one of the most popularly used constructions in the world, especially in developing countries. It is also unfortunately, the most vulnerable to the earthquake and its damage has caused ...

Adobe/masonry houses are the most seismic vulnerable structures. It is indispensable to retrofit them economically and efficiently to prevent future human casualties. PP-band mesh retrofitting has been proposed for this ...

In this study, we have proposed a new 3-D Applied Element Method (AEM) as an analysis tool for understanding the polypropylene band retrofitted masonry behavior which will be benefit in the future design process and increase ...