Long-term Performance and Durability of Masonry Structures. Degradation Mechanisms, Health Monitoring and Service Life Design. Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

Table of Contents

Part I: Durability and degradation mechanisms 1. Clay brick masonry structures 2. Concrete block structures 3. Stone masonry 4. Adobe masonry 5. Timber masonry 6. FRP-strengthened stone masonry 7. FRP-strengthened masonry 8. TRM-strengthened masonry

Part II: Health monitoring and testing 9. Dynamic monitoring and identification 10. Thermographic monitoring 11. Acoustic emission testing 12. Fiber sensor bragging systems 13. Probabilistic structural health monitoring

Part III: Long-term performance and service life design 14. Long-term performance and failure of masonry structures 15. Service life design of timber structures 16. Service life design of stone masonry structures 17. Probabilistic modeling of aging masonry

Authors

Bahman Ghiassi Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK. Bahman Ghiassi is a lecturer (assistant professor) in the faculty of Engineering of the University of Nottingham. He is the author of more than 40 ISI peer-reviewed technical papers. He is on the editorial board of ASCE journal Composites for Construction and International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation. He also serves as an active reviewer for several international scientific journals and on several international scientific committees (e.g. RILEM TC 250-CSM). Paulo B. Lourenco Professor of Structural Engineering, Co-head of the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering and head of the Masonry and Historical Constructions Division, University of Minho. Paulo B. Lourenço is Full Professor of Structural Engineering, Co-head of the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering and head of the Masonry and Historical Constructions Division at the University of Minho. He is also the coordinator of the International Master's on Structural Analysis of Historical Construction (SAHC). He is the editor of the International Journal of Architectural heritage, associate editor of several international journals, and author of more than 230 ISI peer-reviewed technical papers. He also serves on several international codes and standards committees (e.g. RILEM TC 250-CSM).