Technical Journals 

2024

(2024) GIONGO, I., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., HUDSON, R., GIARETTON, M., “Seismic out of plane retrofit of URM walls using timber strong-backs.” The Masonry Society Journal. 41(1):63.74

2023

(2023) TOMIC, R., PENNA, A., DEJONG, M., BUTENWEG, C., DIZHUR, D., et. al., “Shake-table testing of a stone-masonry building aggregate: overview of blind prediction study.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. DOI:10.1007/s10518-022-01582-x

(2023) GALVEZ, F., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., “Adjacent interacting masonry structures: shake table test blind prediction discrete element method simulation.” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. DOI:10.1007/s10518-023-01640-y

(2023) BOTHARA, J. K., AHMAD, N., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Mechanical properties of stone masonry set in mud mortar and contained by steel wire mesh.” SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI:10.2139/ssrn.4371062

2022

(2022) GIARETTON, M., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Shaking table testing of two storey as-built and retrofitted scaled URM buildings.” Structures. DOI:10.1016/j.istruc.2022.04.098

(2022) GALVEZ, F., SORRENTINO, L., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., “Seismic rocking simulation of unreinforced masonry parapets and façades using the discrete element method.” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. DOI:10.1002/eqe.3641

(2022) BOTHARA, J. K., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Qualifying the earthquake resilience of vernacular masonry buildings along the Himalayan arc.” Journal of Building Engineering. DOI:10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104339

(2022) GALVEZ, F., SORRENTINO, L., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., “Damping considerations for rocking block dynamics using the discrete element method.” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. DOI:10.1002/eqe.3598

2021

(2021) BOTHARA, J. K., DESAI, R., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Seismic simulation tools and methods appropriate for developing countries.” Structures. DOI:10.1016/j.istruc.2021.07.067

(2021) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., “Material characterisation of heavy-weight and lightweight adobe brick walls and in-plane strengthening techniques.” Construction & Building Materials. DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125309

(2021) GALVEZ, F., SORRENTINO, L., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. M., “Using DEM to Investigate Boundary Conditions for Rocking URM Facades Subjected to Earthquake Motion.” Journal of Structural Engineering. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003171

(2021) MISNON, N. A., ABELING, S., HARE, J., SHEDDE, D., JAFARZADEH, R., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Seismic performance of a retrofitted heritage unreinforced masonry building during the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes.” Earthquake Spectra. DOI:10.1177/8755293020988026

(2021) MISNON, N. A., GIARETTON, M., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Pull-out behaviour of near surface mounted steel wire rope bonded to clay-brick masonry.” Structures. DOI:10.1016/j.istruc.2020.11.011

2020

(2020) CASSOL, D., GIONGO, I., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Seismic out-of-plane retrofit of URM walls using timber strong-backs.” Construction and Building Materials. DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121237

(2020) PORCARELLI, S., SHEDDE, D., WANG, Z., INGHA, J. M., GIONGO, I., DIZHUR, D., “Tension and shear anchorage systems for limestone structures.” Construction and Building Materials. DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121616

(2020) MISNON, N. A., GIARETTON, M., SHEDDE, D., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Shear testing of URM wallettes retrofitted with NSM steel wire rope.” Structures. DOI:10.1016/j.istruc.2020.07.059

(2020) DIZHUR, D., WEI, L., GIARETTON, M., SCHULTZ, A., INGHAM, J. M., GIONGO, I., “Testing of URM wall-to-diaphragm through-bolt plate anchor connections.” Earthquake Spectra. DOI:10.1177/8755293020944187

(2020) RIZZI, E., GIONGO, I., INGHAM, J. M., DIZHUR, D., “Testing and Modeling In-Plane Behavior of Retrofitted Timber Diaphragms.” Journal of Structural Engineering. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002473

2019

(2019) del REY CASTILLO, E., DIZHUR, D., GRIFFITH, M., INGHAM, J., ‘Strengthening RC structures using FRP spike anchors in combination with EBR systems’. Composite Structures. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.10.093

2018

(2018) SHANNON, A., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J., ‘An evaluation of successfully seismically retrofitted URM buildings in New Zealand and their relevance to Australia’. Structures. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/13287982.2018.1491820.

(2018) WALSH, K., DIZHUR, D., GIONGO I., DERAKHSAN, H., INGHAM, J., ‘Predicted Versus Experimental Out-of-plane Force-displacement Behaviour of Unreinforced Masonry Walls’. Structures. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2018.07.012.

(2018) DIZHUR, D., WALSH, K., GIONGO I., DERAKHSAN, H., INGHAM, J., ‘Out-of-plane proof testing of masonry infill walls’. Structures. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2018.07.003.

(2018) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., GARBIN, E., INGHAM, J., da PORTO, F. ‘In-plane strengthening of clay brick and block masonry walls using GFRP plaster’. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction 22(5), pp 04018028.

(2018) KNOX, C.L., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Two-Story Perforated URM Wall Subjected to Cyclic In-Plane Loading’ Journal of Structural Engineering 144(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002021

(2018) GIARETTON, M. EGBELAKIN, T., INGHAM, J., DIZHUR, D. ‘Multidisciplinary tool for evaluating strengthening designs for earthquake-prone buildings’ Earthquake Spectra, DOI: 10.1193/091717EQS183M (In-press). 

(2018) MISNON, N. A., DIZHUR, D., MACKENZIE, J., ABELING, S., INGHAM, J., ‘Multi-disciplinary post-earthquake critique of masonry substation retrofits’. Earthquake Spectra (In-press). 

(2018) HOGAN, L., GIONGO, I., WALSH, K.Q., DIZHUR, D., ‘Full-Scale Experimental Pushover Testing of an Existing URM Building’. Structures (doi: 10.1016/j.istruc.2018.04.007). 

(2018) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., GARBIN, E., INGHAM, J., da Porto, F. ‘In-plane strengthening of clay brick and block masonry walls using textile reinforced mortar’. ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction (In-press). 

(2018) KNOX, C.L., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Experimental study on scale effects in clay brick masonry prisms and wall panels investigating compression and shear related properties.’ Construction and Building Materials 163: pp. 706 – 713,   doi: org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.149

(2018) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Experimental validation of seismic retrofit solutions for URM chimneys’. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 16 (1), pp. 295–313. DOI: 10.1007/s10518-017-0200-0. 

(2018) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. Shake table testing of seismically restrained clay brick masonry parapets’. Earthquake Spectra, 34 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1193/040716EQS054M.

(2018) SCHIRO, G, GIONGO, I, INGHAM J, M and DIZHUR, D. ‘Lateral Performance of As-Built and Retrofitted Timber Diaphragm Fastener Connections’. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 30(1) DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) MT.1943-5533.0002110.

2017

(2017) DIZHUR, D., GIARETTON, M., GIONGO I., INGHAM, J., ‘Seismic Retrofit of Masonry Walls Using Timber Strong-Backs’. SESOC journal: journal of the N.Z. Structural Engineering Society 30(1): 57-81 Apr 2017.

(2017) DIZHUR, D, SIMKIN G, GIARETTON M, LOPORCARO G, PALERMO A, INGHAM J. ‘Performance of winery facilities during the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake’. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2):206-224 01 Jun 2017

(2017) DIZHUR, D, GIARETTON M, INGHAM J ‘Performance of early masonry, cob and concrete buildings in the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake’. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2):194-205 01 Jun 2017

(2017) HENRY RS, DIZHUR, D., ELWOOD KJ, HARE J, BRUNSDON D. ‘Damage to concrete buildings with precast floors during the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake’. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2):174-186 01 Jun 2017

(2017) WALSH KQ, DIZHUR, D., GIONGO I, DERAKHSHAN H, INGHAM JM. Effect of boundary conditions and other factors on URM wall out-of-plane behaviour: Design demands, predicted capacity, and in situ proof test results. SESOC journal : journal of the N.Z. Structural Engineering Society 30(1):57-81 Apr 2017

(2017) YAKUBU I., E., EGBELAKIN T., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. PARK, K., S., PHIPPS, R. ‘Why are older inner-city buildings vacant? Implications for town centre regeneration’. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. Vol. 11, 1, 1–16

(2017) WALSH, K., DIZHUR, D., GIONGO, I., DERAKHSHAN, H., INGHAM, J. ‘Effect of Boundary Conditions and Other Factors on URM Wall Out-of-Plane Behaviour’ SESOC Journal. Vol 30, 1.

(2017) DIZHUR, D., LUMANTARNA, R., BIGGS, D., INGHAM, J. ‘In-situ assessment of the physical and mechanical properties of vintage solid clay bricks’. Materials and Structures. 50: 63. doi:10.1617/s11527-016-0939-9.

2016

(2016) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Dynamic testing of as-built clay brick unreinforced masonry parapets’. Engineering Structures 127: 676–85. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.09.016.

(2016) BOTHARA, J., RAJESH, P.D., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘The challenges of housing reconstruction after the April 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake’. Nepal Engineers’ Association Technical Journal. Volume XLIII-EC30 (1) 121-134.

(2016) KNOX, C., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Experimental cyclic testing of replicated URM pier-spandrel substructures’, Journal of Structural Engineering. 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001650 , 04016177.

(2016) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Shaking table testing of as-built and retrofitted clay brick URM cavity-walls’. Engineering Structures, 125, pp 70-79. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.06.032.

(2016) WALSH, K., DIZHUR, D., INGHAM, J. ‘Estimating Thrust Forces Due To Arching Action of Clay Brick Masonry Infill’. Journal of Structural Engineering. 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001624 , 06016003.

(2016)  DIZHUR, D., SCHULTZ. A., INGHAM, J. ‘Pull-out behaviour of adhesive connections in unreinforced masonry walls.’ Earthquake Spectra, 32, 4, pp. 2357-2375.

(2016) DIZHUR, D., RAJESH, P.D., BOTHARA, J., INGHAM, J. ‘Building Typologies and Failure Modes Observed in the 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake’. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 49(2).

(2016)  GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., DE PORTO, F., INGHAM, J. ‘Post-earthquake reconnaissance of unreinforced and retrofitted masonry parapets’. Earthquake Spectra. Vol 32, No.4, pp 2377-2397.

(2016) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., DE PORTO, F., INGHAM, J. ‘Construction Details and Observed Earthquake Performance of Unreinforced Clay Brick Masonry Cavity-walls’. Structures, Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.  Vol. 6, pp. 159-169.

(2016) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., DE PORTO, F., INGHAM, J. ‘Seismic Assessment and Improvement of Unreinforced Stone Masonry Buildings: Literature Review and Application to New Zealand’. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 49, 2, June 2016, pp. 148-173.

(2016) DIZHUR,D., LUMANTARNA R., INGHAM J. 'Assessment of Mortar Properties in Vintage Clay Brick Unreinforced Masonry Buildings', Materials and Structures, 49:1677–1692, DOI: 10.1617/s11527-015-0604-8.

2015

(2015) WALSH, K., DIZHUR, D., LIU, P, MASOUDI, M., INGHAM, J. ‘Displacement-based RC column assessment for a case study interwar building’, SESOC Journal. Vol 29, No. 1, pp. 73-92.

(2015) DIZHUR, D., JIANG, X., QIAN, C., ALMESFER, N., INGHAM, J. ‘Historical Development and Observed Earthquake Performance of Unreinforced Clay Brick Masonry Cavity Walls’, SESOC Journal. Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 55 - 67

(2015) WALSH, K., DIZHUR, D., SHAFAEI, J., DERAKHSHAN, H. AND INGHAM, J. ‘In Situ Out-of-Plane Testing of Unreinforced Masonry Cavity Walls in As-Built and Improved Conditions’, Structures, Vol. 3, pp.187-199. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2015.04.005

(2015) GIARETTON, M., DIZHUR, D., DA PORTO, F., AND INGHAM, J. ‘Constituent material properties of New Zealand unreinforced stone masonry buildings’ Journal of Building Engineering, 4, pp.75–85, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2015.08.005

(2015) DIZHUR, D., BAILEY, S., GRIFFITH, M., INGHAM, J. ‘Earthquake Performance of Two Vintage URM Buildings Retrofitted Using Surface Bonded GFRP: Case Study” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, J. Compos. Constr., 19(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000561.

(2015) GIONGO, I., DIZHUR, D., TOMASI, R., INGHAM, J. M. ‘Field testing of flexible timber diaphragms in an existing vintage URM building’, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 141, 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: Field Testing of Bridges and Buildings, D4014009, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001045