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In order to investigate the behavior of unreinforced masonry buildings and the effects of shotcrete retrofit, a half-scale one-story masonry building was constructed and tested on the shake-table of Earthquake Research Center at Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Iran. The project was jointly founded by SUT and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), with the support of The Organization for Development, Renovation, and Equipping of Schools of I.R Iran (DRES). The 3.7×3.7×2 [m] specimen was modeled after a typically built classroom, with eccentric window openings on one wall and a door opening on the opposite wall. The walls were constructed using half-scale 10.5×5.0×2.9 [cm]... 

Iran requires basic changes in using construction materials and industrial system of house production due to its particular climatic conditions such as being located on the earthquake belt and social conditions such as lack of house. 3D panel is one of the best options for industrial construction and especially mass building.
In this thesis, different suggested designs for L & T shaped wall to wall connections of 3D panel under lateral-cyclic and gravity loading were modeled and analyzed by ANSYS software. Numerical analysis indicates that concrete perpendicular hank and welded wire mesh WWF 3/3/50/50 have positive effect on the ultimate strength and ductility of the connection. Hence,...