Robustness of RC building structures with infill masonry walls: Tests on a purpose-built structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 111384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Buitrago ◽  
Elisa Bertolesi ◽  
Juan Sagaseta ◽  
Pedro A. Calderón ◽  
José M. Adam
Keyword(s):  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Rc Building ◽  
Infill Masonry

Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infill Walls to In-Plane Vertical Loading

2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 982-988
Author(s):  
Alex Brodsky ◽  
David Z. Yankelevsky
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Lateral Loading ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frame ◽  
Masonry Infill ◽  
Concrete Frame ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Infill Masonry

Numerous studies have been conducted on the in plane behavior of masonry infill walls to lateral loading simulating earthquake action on buildings. The present study is focused on a problem that has almost not been studied regarding the vertical (opposed to lateral) in-plane action on these walls. This may be of concern when a supporting column of a multi-storey reinforced concrete frame with infill masonry walls undergoes a severe damage due to an extreme loading such as a strong earthquake, car impact or military or terror action in proximity to the column. The loss of the supporting column may cause a fully or partly progressive collapse to a bare reinforced concrete frame, without infill masonry walls. The presence of the infill masonry walls may restrain the process and prevent the development of a progressive collapse. The aim of the present study is to test the in-plane composite action of Reinforced Concrete (RC) frames with infill masonry walls under vertical loading through laboratory experiments and evaluate the contributions of infill masonry walls, in an attempt to examine the infill masonry wall added resistance to the bare frame under these circumstances. Preliminary results of laboratory tests that have been conducted on reinforced concrete infilled frames without a support at their end, under monotonic vertical loading along that column axis will be presented. The observed damages and failure modes under vertical loading are clearly different from the already known failure modes observed in the case of lateral loading.

In situ repair technique of infill masonry walls in steel frames damaged after an earthquake

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 665-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Soheil Ghobadi ◽  
Roohollah Ahmady Jazany ◽  
Hamidreza Farshchi
Keyword(s):  
Steel Frames ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Repair Technique ◽  
Infill Masonry ◽  
In Situ Repair

scholarly journals Mechanical characterization of concrete block used on infill masonry panels

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Raposo ◽  
André Furtado ◽  
António Arêde ◽  
Humberto Varum ◽  
Hugo Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Concrete Block ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Average Resistance ◽  
Concrete Blocks ◽  
Simple Compression ◽  
Infill Masonry

Purpose The infill masonry walls in recent worldwide earthquakes have shown that it is necessary to conduct further studies to characterize the behavior of existing buildings and, in particular, of infill masonry walls under seismic activity. The lack of characterization studies of infill walls made by concrete blocks justifies the investigation reported herein, which includes experimental tests on sample sets to evaluate the mechanical properties of masonry components (units and mortar) and assemblages (wallets) made with masonry units from Faial. For the later, normal compressive, diagonal tensile/shear and out-of-plane flexural strengths were obtained according to standard procedures, the results of which are presented in the manuscript. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach One experimental campaign was conducted with the aim to mechanically characterize concrete blocks masonry samples. Several experimental tests were carried out in full-scale masonry concrete wallets according to the constructive methodology used. Findings Based on the data obtained from the mechanical characterization tests of the concrete masonry blocks, it can be seen that under simple compression, the masonry specimens’ average resistance is about 6 times superior than the average resistance to diagonal shear/tension, while the stiffness is almost doubled. In simple compression tests, it was observed that the masonry specimens cracked in areas of higher drilling of the blocks. In the tensile tests by diagonal compression, it was found that the test specimens were mainly fissured by the block/mortar joint interfaces, following the delineation of settlement and top joints. Originality/value There are no experimental results available in the literature for this type of bricks that can contribute to the development of numerical studies.

Simplified macro-model for infill masonry walls considering the out-of-plane behaviour

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Furtado ◽  
Hugo Rodrigues ◽  
António Arêde ◽  
Humberto Varum
Keyword(s):  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Macro Model ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Infill Masonry

Damage of RC Building Structures Due to 2011 East Japan Earthquake

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Maeda ◽  
Hamood Al-Washali ◽  
Kazuki Suzuki ◽  
Kanako Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Building Structures ◽  
Rc Building

Modal identification of infill masonry walls with different characteristics

2017 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 118-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Furtado ◽  
Hugo Rodrigues ◽  
António Arêde ◽  
Humberto Varum
Keyword(s):  
Modal Identification ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Infill Masonry ◽  
Different Characteristics
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