Response of Reinforced Masonry Story-Height Walls to Fully Reversed In-Plane Lateral Loads

砌体结构在房屋建筑中占很大比例 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、建筑灵活性和易用性 建筑业。 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 这项研究项目将确定在平面 砌体墙结构在地震作用下的性能。 将在实验研究项目中检查的参数 包括壁类型和构造、开口尺寸和位置， 砌体类型、灌浆程序和钢筋数量， 分布 研究结果将用于建立 配筋砌体的合理极限状态设计方法

Masonry construction comprises a large protion 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 and accurate prediction of building behavior under lateral loads such as seismic loads. This research project will determine the in-plane behavior of masonry wall structures subjected to earthquake motions. Parameters that will be examined in the experimental research project include wall type and configurations, size and location of openings, masonry type, grouting procedures, and reinforcement amount and distribution. The results of the research will be used to establish rational limit state design metholologies for reinforced masonry.