June 22th to 26th, 2019
Dr. Carlos Cruz Nogues and his students: Karen, Odin, Clayton; and Dr. Yuxiang Chen, attended the 13th North American Masonry Conference in Salt Lake City. The conference hosted many renowned people, such as Dr. Nigel Shrive and Mr. Peter Roberts.
The following five papers from the Center were presented at the conference:
- Reliability-Based Analysis Model of Slender Masonry Walls,
Odín Guzmán Sánchez (presenter), Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Yong Li - Tall Masonry Walls with In-Line Cage Reinforcing,
Clayton Pettit (presenter), Joseph Entz, Odín Guzmán Sánchez, Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Bennett Banting - Experimental Determination of the Behavior of Lag Screws in Masonry Veneer Shelf Angles,
Clayton Pettit (presenter), Jesus Salazar, Carlos Cruz-Noguez, and Mark D. Hagel - An Investigation of the Canadian Code-Based Shear Strength Equation of Partially Grouted Masonry Shear Walls,
Karren Hudson (presenter), Clayton Pettit, Amr Ba Rahim, Jeffrey Hung, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez - Effect of Interior Vertical Reinforcement on the Performance of Partially Grouted Masonry Shear Walls,
Amr Ba Rahim (presenter), Jeffrey Hung, Clayton Pettit, and Carlos Cruz-Noguez