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Retrofitting of historic stone masonry buildings in Egypt: an experimental study
8th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 1998 Proceedings
01 Jan 1998
Abstract
One of the very early type of masonry materials used in construction was natural stone. Sedimentary rocks such as limestone were used in building construction in Egypt during the 12th to 15th centuries. Multi-wythe masonry walls made of two stone masonry outer wythes with a wide cavity filled with pieces of stone and low-quality mortar was the common type of wall construction in this period. Unsatisfactory seismic performance of these buildings has been observed in past earthquakes, especially during the most recent earthquake of October 12, 1992. There is an urgent need to restore and repair this type of wall. In this paper, a review of previous experimental work carried out to study wall behavior, in-situ evaluation, nondestructive evaluation, repair and retrofit of stone masonry is presented. Review of literature reveals that further research is needed to provide a better understanding of the behavioral characteristics of multi-wythe stone masonry walls and to develop repair and retrofitting methodologies. An overview and objectives of an ongoing cooperative research program between Drexel University and Helwan University on multi-wythe stone masonry walls are also presented.
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- Title
- Retrofitting of historic stone masonry buildings in Egypt: an experimental study
- Creators
- Ahmad HamidTarek El-SayedAmr Salama
- Publication Details
- 8th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 1998 Proceedings
- Conference
- 8th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 1998, 8th
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991020532114704721