The H. W. H. West Award-The Best Overall Paper with a Graduate Student as the Lead Author.

WINNER

2021 Winner “Experimental Investigation of Unreinforced Masonry Veneer Wall System Under Out-of-plane Loading” by Imrose Muhit, Mark Masia and Mark Stewart

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Out-of-Plane Cyclic Response of Slender Reinforced Masonry Walls Subjected to Increasing Axial Load” by Adrien Sparling and Dan Palermo

WINNER

2017 Winner “Behavior of Masonry Infill Walls in case of Failure of a Supporting Column” by Behavior of Masonry Infill Walls in case of Failure of a Supporting Column

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Simplified Approach for Estimating the Envelope Response of Unbonded-posttensioned Masonry Shear Walls” by Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Arturo Schultz and Sri Sritharan

The M. A. Hatzinikolas Award-The Best Paper Related to Innovative and New Masonry Materials, Systems or Structures.

WINNER

2021 Winner “Evaluating Damage of a Controlled Rocking Masonry Wall with Supplemental Energy Dissipation” by Matthew East, Mohamed Ezzeldin, and Lydell Wiebe

HONOURABLE MENTION

Structural Masonry Walls with Rubber Pads and Unbonded Post-Tensioning Tendons: Experiment and Design Procedure” by Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Arturo Schultz, and Sri Sritharan

WINNER

2017 Winner “In-Plane Cyclic Behavior of Semi Interlocking Masonry Panel Under Large Drift” by Md Akhtar Hossain, Yuri Zarevich Totoev, Mark J. Masia and Mark Friend

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Tall Masonry Walls with In-Line Boundary Elements” by Joseph Entz, Carlos Cruz Noguez, Odín Guzmán Sánchez and Bennett Banting

The C. T. Grimm Award-The Best Overall Paper Related to Building Envelope, Sustainability, Durability and Resilience of Masonry Materials and Structures.

WINNER

2021 Winner “Dynamic Thermal Performance of Commercial Wall Systems” by Nathaniel Huygen and John Sanders

HONOURABLE MENTION

“In-Field Shear Bond Strength Testing of Adhered Masonry Veneer”, by Patrick B. Dillon and Gerald A. Dalrymple

WINNER

2017 Winner “Resistance of Masonry Veneer Walls Against Rain Penetration” by Birger Gigla

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Experimental Investigations on the Influence of the Water Absorption of Calcium Silicate Masonry Units on the Mortar Properties in the Joint” by Markus Graubohm, Michael Raupach and Wolfgang Brameshuber

The R. G. Drysdale Award-The Best Paper Related to Design, Behaviour and/or Analysis of Masonry Structures.

WINNER

2021 Winner “Stepwise Regressions for Predicting the In-plane Shear Strength of Partially Grouted Masonry Walls” by Karren Izquierdo, Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Arash Mohsenijam

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Shake-table Tests on Collapse Resistance of Reinforced Masonry Wall Systems” by Jianyu Cheng, Andreas Koutras, and P. Benson Shing

WINNER

2017 Winner “Hybrid Simulation with Dynamic Substructuring of Masonry Structures: A Numerical Study” by Giuseppe Abbiati, Gaetano Miraglia, Nebojša Mojsilović and Božidar Stojadinović

HONOURABLE MENTION

“Analysis of Masonry Shear Walls Using Strut-and-Ties Models” by Fernando S. Fonseca and Patrick B. Dillon

Reviewer Awards

Exceptional Reviewer Award-Awarded to a member of the technical committee for their commitment, diligence and detail in providing authors with valuable feedback in a timely manner.

WINNER

2021 Winner - Nader Aly

HONOURABLE MENTION

Patrick Dillon

WINNER

2017 Winner - Fernando Fonseca

HONOURABLE MENTION

Phil Samblanet

🚨 Important Update: The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended! You now have until September 27, 2024 to submit your abstracts. Mark your calendars and get your submissions in before the new deadline! 📅✨

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