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Seismic Behavior Prediction of Flanged Unreinforced Masonry (FURM) Walls
In most available studies, unreinforced masonry (URM) walls are idealized as rectangular sections, while in reality walls have effective sectional shapes such as C, I, T, and L. In this article, the results of experimental and analytical assessment of flange effects on the behavior of I- and C-shaped URM walls are reported. Four clay brick walls at half scale were tested. Two specimens were designed with I- and C-shaped sections, and for comparison, two additional specimens were designed without flanges. The tests showed that under constant axial load the strength of the I-shaped wall increases, but that of the C-shaped wall decreases, because of out-of-plane distortion effects. Despite the loss of strength, both flanged walls indicated almost similar initial stiffness, deformation capacity, and mode of failure in comparison with walls without flanges. A mixed-mode analytical model is proposed to predict the lateral force displacement curve of flanged URM (FURM) walls. The proposed analytical model is based on section analysis of the walls and shows good agreement with previous experimental results.
Seismic Behavior Prediction of Flanged Unreinforced Masonry (FURM) Walls
In most available studies, unreinforced masonry (URM) walls are idealized as rectangular sections, while in reality walls have effective sectional shapes such as C, I, T, and L. In this article, the results of experimental and analytical assessment of flange effects on the behavior of I- and C-shaped URM walls are reported. Four clay brick walls at half scale were tested. Two specimens were designed with I- and C-shaped sections, and for comparison, two additional specimens were designed without flanges. The tests showed that under constant axial load the strength of the I-shaped wall increases, but that of the C-shaped wall decreases, because of out-of-plane distortion effects. Despite the loss of strength, both flanged walls indicated almost similar initial stiffness, deformation capacity, and mode of failure in comparison with walls without flanges. A mixed-mode analytical model is proposed to predict the lateral force displacement curve of flanged URM (FURM) walls. The proposed analytical model is based on section analysis of the walls and shows good agreement with previous experimental results.
Seismic Behavior Prediction of Flanged Unreinforced Masonry (FURM) Walls
Khanmohammadi, M. (author) / Behnam, H. (author) / Marefat, M. S. (author)
Journal of Earthquake Engineering ; 18 ; 759-784
2014-07-04
26 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Seismic Behavior Prediction of Flanged Unreinforced Masonry (FURM) Walls
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