Confined brick masonry (CBM) structures have demonstrated success in seismic regions due to their straightforward construction and efficient wall-to-column connections. However, there is not enough comprehensive understanding about how these structures respond to changes in geometry and material. Addressing this gap, our study employs a robust numerical technique, utilizing an integrated finite element macromodel. In this approach, we treat wall and tie members as a unified entity, enhancing computational efficiency. The concrete damage plasticity method is applied to predict the evolution of CBM wall damage, with a subsequent pushover analysis conducted to ascertain seismic capacity and response reduction factor. This factor is further used as a criterion to appraise the performance and seismic response of CBM walls. An extensive parametric study is carried out that compares the respons...

In Peru, construction of dwellings using confined masonry walls (CM) has a high percentage of acceptance within many sectors of the population. It is estimated that only in Lima, 80% of the constructions use CM and at least 70% of these are informal constructions. This mean that they are built without proper technical advice and generally have a high seismic vulnerability. One way to reduce this vulnerability is by reinforcing the walls. However, despite the existence of some reinforcement methods in the market, not all of them can be applied massively because there are other parameters to take into account, as economical, criteria for seismic improvement, reinforcement ratio, etc. Therefore, in this paper the feasibility of using five reinforcement techniques has been studied and compared. These reinforcements are: welded mesh (WM), glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP), carbon fiber re...