Outstanding Paper Awards at the 10th NAMC

TMS presented awards to recognize outstanding papers presented at the 12th North American Masonry Conference in St. Louis, MO in 2007.

Award Recipients

Effect of Axial Stress and Aspect Ratio on Lateral Strength of URM Walls by Joshua Steelman and Daniel P. Abrams
Finite Element Modeling of Slender Post-Tensioned Masonry Walls Subject to Out-of-Plane Lateral Loading by Jennifer R. Bean and Arturo E. Schultz
Eccentric Loading of Solid Brickwork: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches by A. Brencich, C. Corradi, and L. Gambarotta

Torsion Shear Test for Mortar Joints in Masonry: Preliminary Experimental Results by Mark J. Masia, Yan Han, Christie J. Player, Marcio R. S. Correa, and Adrian W. Page
Design Performance of a Mid-Rise Reinforced Masonry Building Subjected to Unanticipated Loads by Can C. Simsir, Anurag Jain, Alexis P. Dumortier, and Gary C. Hart
Behaviour of Wide Cavity Walls under Lateral Loading by Gabi Bertram, Dirk R. W. Martens, and Bright Ng’Andu
Design Proposal of Confined Masonry Buildings by Angel San Bartolomé and Daniel Quiun