DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF INFILL MANSORY WALLS: IN-SITU AMBIENT VIBRATION TESTS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Pinho, M (Author) Other; Furtado, A (Author) Other; Rodrigues, H (Author) Other; António Arêde (Author) FEUP; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Integrity-Reliability-Failure

Pages: 1065-1066

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-92V

Abstract (EN): The present research work presents an experimental campaign of ambient vibration tests performed on twenty infill masonry walls from two buildings under construction and from another existent building. The main objective is to evaluate the influence of the boundary conditions, geometric dimensions, presence of openings with different dimensions as well as the existence of grooves along the wall for the installation of electrical cables, in the out-of-plane main frequencies of the infill walls tested. In the paper, it is presented a detailed description of the studied buildings, testing setups, equipment used, and further information regarding the walls tested. The main test results are presented and discussed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2