Mechanical properties of masonry play important role in the identification of seismic behavior during earthquakes. As historical earthquakes precisely note that the non-engineered masonry buildings are the most affected structural forms during earthquakes, analytical models should be more representative to capture the real damage mechanisms. Similar scenario was reflected during the 1988, 2011, and 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. However, an extensive literature survey noted that the mechanical properties of Nepali masonry construction are still not well identified and thus require due attention to improve numerical models. To this end, this study aims to identify the mechanical properties for neoclassical monumental masonry constructions in Nepal. In-situ tests, analytical validation using discrete element modeling, and laboratory test results are reported in this paper.

砌体的力学性能在地震过程中的地震行为识别中起着重要作用。正如历史地震所精确指出的那样，非工程砌体建筑是地震期间受影响最大的结构形式，因此分析模型应更具代表性，以反映真实的破坏机理。在1988年，2011年和2015年的尼泊尔地震中也反映了类似的情况。然而，广泛的文献调查指出，尼泊尔砌体建筑的机械性能仍未得到很好的识别，因此需要注意改进数值模型。为此，本研究旨在确定尼泊尔新古典纪念性砖石建筑的机械性能。原位测试，使用离散元素建模的分析验证，