Modelling of masonry infill walls participation in the seismic behaviour of RC buildings using OpenSees

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

André Furtado (Author) FEUP; Hugo Rodrigues (Author) Other; António Arêde (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering

Vol. 7 No. 2

Pages: 117-127

ISSN: 2008-3556

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scopus - 43 Citations

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-JX3

DOI: 10.1007/s40091-015-0086-5

Abstract (EN): Recent earthquakes show that masonry infill walls should be taken into account during the design and assessment process of structures, since this type of non-structural elements increase the in-plane stiffness of the structure and consequently the natural period. An overview of the past researches conducted on the modelling of masonry infilled frame issues has been done, with discussion of past analytical investigations and different modelling approaches that many authors have proposed, including micro- and macro-modelling strategies. After this, the present work presents an improved numerical model, based on the Rodrigues et al. (J Earthq Eng 14:390¿416, 2010) approach, for simulating the masonry infill walls behaviour in the computer program OpenSees. The main results of the in-plane calibration analyses obtained with one experimental test are presented and discussed. For last, two reinforced concrete regular buildings were studied and subjected to several ground motions, with and without infills¿ walls. © 2015, The Author(s).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11