Testing And Evaluation Of Out-of-plane Strength Of Reinforced Masonry Infills
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Free (open access)
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Volume
35
Pages
12
Published
1998
Size
1,131 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/SU980621
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
Ricardo E. Angel & Ghassan Al-Chaai
Abstract
An experimental program was undertaken to determine the out-of-plane or transverse strength of unreinforced masonry infills. Full-scale, single-story, single-bay reinforced concrete frames were constructed, and filled with clay brick or concrete block masonry. Specimens were tested in the transverse direction by applying a uniform pressure (simulating wind, seismic, or explosive loads) to the surface area of the infills until either failure of the infill occurred or the capacity of the testing rig was reached As the experimental phase of the program progressed, an analytical model to estimate the out-
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