Modelling Masonry Load-Bearing Walls with Gauss-Seidel Iteration

1. Introduction

Engineers responsible for municipal water supply frequently encounter problems whose solution requires a close study of masonry load-bearing walls. Throughout, Gauss-Seidel iteration provides the basis for the comparison between theory and observation reported here. A simple correlation is obtained that fits the data with a scatter of less than 11%. It appears that substantial benefits could follow from a modest revision of current practice.

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2. Materials and Methods

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3. Results and Discussion

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4. Conclusion

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