JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Course outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to

• 1. Understand the masonry design approaches.
• 2. Analyse Reinforced Masonry Members.
• 3. Determine interactions between members.
• 4. Determine shear strength and ductility of Reinforced Masonry members.
• 5. Check the stability of walls
• 6. Perform elastic and Inelastic analysis of masonry walls.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Historical Perspective, Masonry Materials, Masonry Design Approaches, Overview of Load Conditions, Compression Behaviour of Masonry, Masonry Wall Configurations, Distribution of Lateral Forces.

UNIT - II

Flexural Strength of Reinforced Masonry Members: In plane and Out-of-plane Loading.

UNIT - III

Interactions: Structural Wall, Columns and Pilasters, Retaining Wall, Pier and Foundation.

UNIT - IV

Shear Strength and Ductility of Reinforced Masonry Members.

UNIT - V

Prestressed Masonry - Stability of Walls, Coupling of Masonry Walls, Openings, Columns, Beams. Elastic and Inelastic Analysis, Modeling Techniques, Static Push Over Analysis and use of Capacity Design Spectra.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design, Hamid Ahmad A. and Drysdale Robert G., 1994.
• 2. Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures, Narendra Taly, ICC, 2nd Edn,
• 3. Mechanics of Masonry Structures, Editor: Maurizio Angelillo, 2014.
• 4. Earthquake-resistant Design of Masonry Buildings, Toma_evi_Miha, Imperial College Press, 1999. R19 M.TECH STRUCTURAL ENGG. M.TECH.- I YEAR- II SEMESTER STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING