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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/eas.2020.18.4.437

Influence of infill walls on modal expansion of distribution of effective earthquake forces in RC frame structures  

Ucar, Taner (Department of Architecture, Dokuz Eylul University)
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Earthquakes and Structures / v.18, no.4, 2020 , pp. 437-449 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is quite apparent that engineering concerns related to the influence of masonry infills on seismic behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) structures is likely to remain relevant in the long term, as infill walls maintain their functionalities in construction practice. Within this framework, the present paper mainly deals with the issue in terms of modal expansion of effective earthquake forces and the resultant modal responses. An adequate determination of spatial distribution of effective earthquake forces over the height of the building is highly essential for both seismic analysis and design. The possible influence of infill walls is investigated by means of modal analyses of two-, three-, and four-bay RC frames with a number of stories ranging from 3 to 8. Both uniformly and non-uniformly infilled frames are considered in numerical analyses, where infill walls are simulated by adopting the model of equivalent compression strut. Consequently, spatial distribution of effective earthquake forces, modal static base shear force response of frames, modal responses of story shears from external excitation vector and lateral floor displacements are obtained. It is found that, infill walls and their arrangement over the height of the frame structure affect the spatial distribution of modal inertia forces, as well as the considered response quantities. Moreover, the amount of influence varies in stories, but is not very dependent to bay number of frames.
Keywords
infilled RC frames; equivalent compression strut; modal analysis; modal expansion; effective earthquake forces;
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