Confined masonry being constructed at IIT Gandhinagar
Explaining Confined Masonry
Videos from Shake Table Tests
include videos from Peru.
are there others?
Get Involved
You can make a difference!
The Confined Masonry Network is a group of individuals who volunteer their time and expertise to share and improve knowledge about confined masonry construction. Anyone can participate. There are several ways you can be involved—
Contribute information to this website (presentations, publications, case histories, projects, testing)
Consider using confined masonry in a building you design or build
Talk to colleagues about the technology
Make a presentation to your community or your colleagues (use one available on this website)
Contact Maggie Ortiz at maggie@EERI.org for more information
e-newsletter coming soon
Latin America
Asia
Slovenia
Current Initiatives
Work is underway to introduce or improve the use of this technology around the world. Current initiatives in several countries are described here.
Worldwide Applications
Confined masonry is found in Mediterranean Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. The following sections primarily excerpt material from Earthquake-Resistant Confined Masonry Construction by Svetlana Brzev, summarizing applications in various countries. Continue reading