Seismic performance of non-ductile RC frames with brick infill

P. Benson Shing, Andreas Stavridis, Ioannis Koutromanos, Kaspar Willam, Ben Blackard, Marios A. Kyriakides, Sarah L. Billington, Scott Arnold

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Abstract

This paper summarizes some of the findings of a research project that investigates the seismic performance of masonry-infilled, non-ductile, RC frames, including the development of reliable analytical methods for performance assessment and effective retrofit techniques. Quasi-static tests were conducted on small and large-scale, single-story, single-bay, RC frames infilled with brick masonry walls with and without openings. Some of the infill walls were strengthened with an engineered cementitious composite material. Furthermore, two 2/3-scale, three-story, two-bay, masonry-infilled, RC frames were tested on a shake table. One was tested with no retrofit measures, and the other had infill walls strengthened with the engineered cementitious composite and fiber reinforced polymeric material in the first and second stories, respectively. The tests have demonstrated the effectiveness of the retrofit measures. Computation models that combine smeared and discrete cracks have been developed and validated by the experimental data. Some of the experimental and numerical results are presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImproving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures - Proc. 2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures
Pages1117-1128
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 9 Dec 200911 Dec 2009

Other

Other2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period9/12/0911/12/09

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