Nonlinear Response of Reinforced Masonry Walls Under Out-of-Plane Cyclic Loading

砌体结构包括建筑结构的很大一部分 在美国和全世界。 配筋砌体建筑用途是 在中到高地震带增加，因为它的明显 经济性、消防安全性、建筑灵活性和 建设 砌体结构分析与设计的现状 设计、材料和施工技术不能使 准确预测建筑物在横向荷载下的行为， 地震荷载 该研究项目将使用实验 方法，配筋砌体墙的地震反应下， 平面外加载 该项目的目标是提供 配筋砌体滞回性能试验数据 发展抗震墙的非线性分析技术 加载中 然后将结果用于建立合理的限制 说明配筋砌体结构的设计方法。

Masonry construction comprises a large portion of building construction in the U.S. and the world. Reinforced masonry construction use is increasing in moderate to higher seismic zones because of its apparent features of economy, fire safety, architectural flexibility and ease of construction. The present state of masonry structural analysis and design and materials and construction technologies do not enable an accurate prediction of building behavior under lateral loads such as seismic loads. This research project will examine, using experimental methods, the seismic response of reinforced masonry walls under out-of-plane loading. The objective of the project is to provide experimental data about the hysteretic behavior of reinforced masonry walls to develop nonlinear analysis techniques for walls under seismic loading. The results will then be used to establish rational limit state design methodologies for reinforced masonry construction.