TY - BOOK AU - Adel Abdelmohsen Abdelhalim Ibrahim AU - Tarek Aly Elsayed , AU - Walid Abdellateef Attia , TI - Practical analysis procedure to study the behavior and strengthening of masonry towers / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Adel Abdelmohsen Abdelhalim Ibrahim , KW - Earthquakes KW - Finite element KW - Masonry towers N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering; Issued also as CD N2 - Masonry is the oldest buildings material that still finds wide use in today's building industries , Particularly Minarets of Mosques , bell towers for the churchs , Industrial masonry Chimneys , Masonry Lighthouses and the watch towers , whether modern or historical . Masonry towers pose risk in case of lateral loads . The study aimed to determine the earthquakers response of masonry towers by developing accurate numerical Finite element model to obtain analytical results by which the structures earthquakes response can be identified and thus , suggestions for strengthening methods will be possible UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -