Analytical Models for Reinforced Masonry Components

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。 本研究项目涉及的分析建模 配筋砌体结构 特别是，研究集中在 在有限元方法中，模型用于开发 行为规则和参数，以支持其他 建模方法 然后，通过使用 其他研究项目的实验数据。 这个项目是 属于美国-日本Massimo建筑协调计划 研究和技术协调委员会 研究（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. This research project is concerned with analytical modeling of reinforced masonry structures. In particular the research is focused on the finite element method where the models are used to develop behavior rules and parameters in support of other modeling methods. The models are then validated by using experimental data from other research projects. 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.