Outstanding Paper Awards at the 9th NAMC

TMS presented awards to recognize outstanding papers presented at the 12th North American Masonry Conference in Clemson, SC in 2003.

Award Recipients

Large-Scale Tests of an Unreinforced Masonry Low-Rise Building by Franklin L. Moon, Tianyi Yi, Roberto T. Leon, and Lawrence F. Kahn
Influence of Diaphragm Flexibility on the Out-Of-Plane Response of Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Walls by Can C. Simsir, Mark A. Aschheim, and Daniel P Abrams
Numerical Simulation of Buckling in Laterally-Loaded Slender URM Walls by Arturo E. Schultz, Mu Lu, and Henryk K. Stolarski

Blast Resistance of Un-Reinforced Masonry Walls Retrofitted With Fiber Reinforced Polymers by John J. Myers, Abdeldjelil Belarbi, and Khaled A. El-Domiaty
Capillary Tension, Moisture Retentivity and Masonry Bond by Anne M. Werner, and David Lange
Composite Action of Masonry Walls on Steel Lintels Subjected to Concentrated Loads by William A. Wood
Design and Retrofit of Concrete Masonry-Infilled Steel Frames Using GFRP Laminates by Ahmad Hamid, Wael W. El-Dakhakhni, and Mohamed Elgaaly