Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
It is widely consensual that further and deeper research is required on the out-of-plane seismic
response of infill masonry walls to reduce the vulnerability of such elements and to develop
effective retrofit strategies for preventing panel collapse, increasing human life protection and
reducing economic losses. This type of study is also important to support the development of
accurate numerical models able to represent the expected response of infill walls subjected to
out-of-plane loadings, combined or not with in-plane loadings. In this context, experimental
testing is an excellent tool to characterize the infill masonry walls walls cyclic behaviour
subjected to static or dynamic loads. For this, at the Laboratory for Earthquake and Structural
Engineering (LESE) of the University of Porto, an experimental campaign of quasi-static outof-plane of full-scale infill masonry walls was carried out. An innovative testing set-up was
developed in order to perform these tests using airbags which was lately upgraded with
pneumatic actuators. The main details regarding each approach will be provided and
discussed
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
6