The H. W. H. West Award-The Best Overall Paper with a Graduate Student as the Lead Author.
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2021 Winner “Experimental Investigation of Unreinforced Masonry Veneer Wall System Under Out-of-plane Loading” by Imrose Muhit, Mark Masia and Mark Stewart
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“Out-of-Plane Cyclic Response of Slender Reinforced Masonry Walls Subjected to Increasing Axial Load” by Adrien Sparling and Dan Palermo
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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
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“Simplified Approach for Estimating the Envelope Response of Unbonded-posttensioned Masonry Shear Walls” by Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Arturo Schultz and Sri Sritharan
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2021 Winner “Evaluating Damage of a Controlled Rocking Masonry Wall with Supplemental Energy Dissipation” by Matthew East, Mohamed Ezzeldin, and Lydell Wiebe
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Structural Masonry Walls with Rubber Pads and Unbonded Post-Tensioning Tendons: Experiment and Design Procedure” by Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Arturo Schultz, and Sri Sritharan
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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
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“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
2017 Winner “Resistance of Masonry Veneer Walls Against Rain Penetration” by Birger Gigla
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“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
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“Shake-table Tests on Collapse Resistance of Reinforced Masonry Wall Systems” by Jianyu Cheng, Andreas Koutras, and P. Benson Shing
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2017 Winner “Hybrid Simulation with Dynamic Substructuring of Masonry Structures: A Numerical Study” by Giuseppe Abbiati, Gaetano Miraglia, Nebojša Mojsilović and Božidar Stojadinović
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“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
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Patrick Dillon
WINNER
2017 Winner - Fernando Fonseca
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Phil Samblanet