Original scientific paper

Assessment of masonry infilled reinforced-concrete frames with openings

Vladimir Sigmund ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek, Crkvena 21, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Davorin Penava orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-4639 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek, Drinska 16a, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Reinforced-concrete (R/C) frames infilled with masonry wall, especially with the presence of an opening, are insufficiently explored structural elements. We have experimentally investigated influence of the opening’s type and position to the lateral response of reinforced-concrete frames with masonry infill. Correction factors, that take into account influence of the opening’s type and position in the masonry infill in relation to frame without infill, are defined as an improvement of the equivalent diagonal compression strut model. This improvement enables use of R/C frames with masonry infill, with or without openings, as structural element. Its use would result in better seismic assessment of the masonry infilled R/C frames.

Keywords

reinforced-concrete frame with infill; infill with openings; seismic response; assessment

Hrčak ID:

104072

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/104072

Publication date:

15.6.2013.

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