The Transverse Response of Masonry Walls Subjected to Strong Motion Earthquakes, Analytical Modelling, Parameter Study and Assessment of Slender Wall Design

砌体结构包括建筑物的很大一部分 在美国和世界上的建筑。 配筋砌体 在中等地震带和高地震带， 由于其具有明显的经济性、消防安全性、 建筑的灵活性和易于施工。 现状 砌体结构分析与设计，材料与 建筑技术无法准确预测 在地震荷载等横向荷载作用下的建筑行为。 在 美国，砖石建筑的设计和建造方法，规范和 标准依赖于工作应力方法的混合， 经验规则，以及确定允许的 应力值。 石膏也是一种复杂的建筑材料， 大量的设计和施工变量， 最终产品配置及其在地震载荷下的响应。 为了描述砌体房屋的地震反应， 有必要发展基本知识基础，以确定基本 符合安全和经济要求的设计方法。 这项研究是一项分析性的努力，旨在弥合以下两方面的差距： 实验和分析，以提供一个工具， 砌体结构的抗震性能 特别是该项目 解决了相关性和分析模型的输出， 由动态运动激发的平面砌体墙。 各种 来自当前面外实验的参数组合 计划将被考虑纳入分析 响应模型 这些模型构成了一个 墙/隔板相互作用研究以及整体结构 模型 这个项目是美国的一部分-日本协调 Massible Building Research and the Technical Research项目 Massimo研究协调委员会（TCCMAR）计划。

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 does not enable an accurate prediction of building behavior under lateral loads such as seismic loads. In the U.S., masonry buildings are designed and built with methods, codes and standards that rely upon a mixture of working stress methods, empirical rules, and questionable methods for determining allowable stress values. Masonry is also a complex building material because of the large number of design and construction variables which influence the final product configuration and its response under seismic loads. In order to describe the seismic response of masonry buildings it is necessary to develop the fundamental knowledge base to determine basic design methodologies consistent with safety and economic requirements. The research is an analytical effort to bridge the gap between experiments and analyses to provide a tool for the prediction of seismic performance of masonry structures. The project in particular addresses correlation and analytical modelling of out- of-plane masonry walls excited by dynamic motions. Various combinations of parameters from current out-of-plane experimental programs will be considered for incorporation into analytical response models. These models form an integral part of a wall/diaphragm interaction study and also overall structures models. This project is part of the U.S.-Japan Coordinated Program for Masonry Building Research and the Technical Coordinating Committee for Masonry Research (TCCMAR) Program.