Resilient concrete masonry walls to meet the needs for the next generation of low-rise structures

细长承重砌体墙（smw）广泛应用于加拿大的单层建筑中（例如学校体育馆、仓库等）。然而，这些墙的设计限制（CSA S304-14; TMS 402-13）在强度和稳定性方面往往是严格的。与其他结构选择相比，这使得砌筑行业作为一种建筑选择处于劣势。自20世纪80年代以来，细长砌体墙设计的研究和创新一直很少，当时工作应力和基于规范的设计很常见。这对传统细长砌体墙的使用产生了负面影响，因为极限状态和基于目标的设计已经被采用。除了这些挑战之外，新的建筑能源法规（NRC 2015和2017）进一步限制了中小型建筑的设计、成本和性能。

Load bearing slender masonry walls (SMWs) are widely used in single-storey construction in Canada (for example in school gymnasiums, warehouses, etc.). However, design limits imposed on these walls (CSA S304-14; TMS 402-13) tend to be stringent, in terms of strength and stability. This puts the masonry industry at a disadvantage as a construction alternative compared to other structural options. Research and innovation in slender masonry wall design has been scarce since the 1980s, when working stress and prescriptive-based design was common. This has had a negative impact on the use of conventional slender masonry walls, as limit states and objective-based design have since been adopted. Adding to these challenges, newer building energy code regulations (NRC 2015 and 2017) place further constraints that impact the design, cost, and performance of SMWs. The proposed research will (1) examine the structural performance of conventional slender masonry walls; (2) develop innovative wall systems with superior performance compared to current construction and evaluate their hygrothermal (hygric and thermal) performance; (3) enhance design methods for SMWs through the application of probabilistic and first-principles-based analysis models within a rigorous reliability framework and develop a performance-based design tool; and (4) enhance the thermal energy storage function of SMWs and quantify its contribution to meeting code energy requirements. The proposed project is something that is long overdue for the industry, it has been an item that has garnered wide interest from the members of both sponsoring associations, CMDC and CCMPA, as well as the design community and CSA S304 standards committee. This research program has sufficient scope to provide the industry with enough technical knowledge to implement a substantial change to the way masonry is designed and constructed across Canada, resulting in safer, more durable, and eco-friendly masonry constructive systems -- training 19 highly qualified engineers throughout the project.