Anić, F, Penava, D, Abrahamczyk, L et al. (1 more author) (2020) A review of experimental and analytical studies on the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infilled frames. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 18 (5). pp. 2191-2246. ISSN 1570-761X
Abstract
This paper presents a literature review of research undertaken on the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infilled frames. This paper also discusses the effects of bidirectional loads, openings, slenderness, boundary conditions etc. As numerous researchers have reported, these effects play a crucial role in achieving arching action cause, as they can bypass or limit its effectiveness. Namely, arching action leads to additional compressive forces which resist traversal ones. This is confirmed by inertial force methods of testing, while the same cannot be claimed for inter-storey drift or dynamical methods. It is to be acknowledged that most experimental tests were carried out using inertial force methods, mostly with the use of airbags. In contrast, only a few were undertaken with dynamical methods and just two with inter-storey drift methods. It was found that inertial force and inter-storey drift methods differ widely. In particular, inertial force methods damage the infill, leaving the frame more or less intact. Conversely, drift heavily damages the frame, while infill only slightly. Openings were investigated, albeit with contrasting results. Namely, in all cases, it was found that openings do lower the deformational but not all load-bearing capacities. Furthermore, analytical models have shown contrasting results between themselves and with experimental data. Models’ stabilities were checked with single- and multi-variable parametric analysis from which governing factors, influences of frame and other parameters were identified.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Nature B.V. 2019. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-019-00771-5 |
Keywords: | Out-of-plane behaviour; Experimental studies; Analytical studies; Masonry infilled frames; Experimental methodologies |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2020 11:58 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10518-019-00771-5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156346 |