A one-story masonry structure survived two days of intense earthquake jolts after engineering researchers put it to the test. A one-story masonry structure survived two days of intense earthquake ...

Architects, structural engineers, facility managers and contractors working with masonry structures would do well to consider more than building codes when developing new designs. In fact, real-world ...

When designing a loadbearing masonry structure, certain rules of thumb can help building designers, owners and contractors estimate typical loads and sizes that walls and columns experience. Keeping ...

From rebar to ladder eye-wire systems, reinforcement is the backbone of durable masonry construction. These methods boost strength, resist weather, and meet strict building codes. Whether for homes or ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled ...

How officials in Portland, Oregon, have gone about treating the city’s sizable stock of earthquake-vulnerable unreinforced masonry buildings—roughly 1,600 of them in total including churches, ...