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Strengthening of shear resistance of masonry walls (조적벽체의 전단강도 향상 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Sung-Hun;Hong, Sung-Gul
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.193-196
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents an experimental study to investigate enhanced performance of the masonry walls strengthened in shear and ductility using honeycomb steel mesh. The performance of masonry walls strengthened with steel mesh will compare with unreinforced masonry walls to show the performance of reinforced masonry walls. According to the experiment, it is expected that this system is effective to enhance the shear strength and ductility of the masonry walls.

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Seismic fragility of regular masonry buildings for in-plane and out-of-plane failure

  • Karantoni, Fillitsa;Tsionis, Georgios;Lyrantzaki, Foteini;Fardis, Michael N.
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.689-713
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    • 2014
  • The seismic vulnerability of stone masonry buildings is studied on the basis of their fragility curves. In order to account for out-of-plane failure modes, normally disregarded in past studies, linear static Finite Element analysis in 3D of prototype regular buildings is performed using a nonlinear biaxial failure criterion for masonry. More than 1100 analyses are carried out, so as to cover the practical range of the most important parameters, namely the number of storeys, percentage of side length in exterior walls taken up by openings, wall thickness, plan dimensions and number of interior walls, type of floor and pier height-to-length ratio. Results are presented in the form of damage and fragility curves. The fragility curves correspond well to the damage observed in masonry buildings after strong earthquakes and are in good agreement with other fragility curves in the literature. They confirm what is already known, namely that buildings with stiff floors or higher percentage of load-bearing walls are less vulnerable, and that large openings, taller storeys, larger number of storeys, higher wall slenderness and higher ratio of clear height to horizontal length of walls increase the vulnerability, but show also by how much.

Response Analysis and crack Pattern Evaluation of Two Story Masonry Structure under the seismic Load (2층 조적조의 지진하중에 의한 거동해석 및 균열평가)

  • 김희철;이경훈
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.179-190
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    • 1998
  • All brick masonry buildings are constructed without any structural limitation under earthquake load, in Korea. However, it is necessary to evaluate response for seismic loads since the number of earthquake occurances in Korea is increasing. In this paper, the load resisting capacities of brick masonry buildings are investigated by finite element analysis method and the response due to seismic load are analyzed by applying 0.12g earthquake load. It was observed that the two story masonry building is not safe under the 0.12g earthquake load, especially at the first floor. The cracks were occurred under the bond beam and around the openings due to the stress concentration.

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Analytical Study on the Seismic Capacity for Existing Masonry Building in Korea (국내 기존 조적조 건축물의 내진성능에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • Heo, Jae-Sang;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.13 no.6 s.58
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    • pp.75-87
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    • 2009
  • In this study, FEM analysis has been performed based on the results from domestic experimental researches regarding to material and member characteristics of masonry. After validation of reliability for the used FEM analysis method, this study is progressed the evaluation of seismic capacity for existing prototype masonry building in Korea. According to the evaluation for the prototype masonry building, the horizontal shear force and the average shear stress are similar to those of previous studies.

Experimental investigation of the shear strength of hollow brick unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted with TRM system

  • Thomoglou, Athanasia K.;Karabinis, Athanasios I.
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.355-372
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    • 2022
  • The study is part of an experimental program on full-scale Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) wall panels strengthened with Textile reinforced mortars (TRM). Eight brick walls (two with and five without central opening), were tested under the diagonal tension (shear) test method in order to investigate the strengthening system effectiveness on the in-plane behaviour of the walls. All the URM panels consist of the innovative components, named "Orthoblock K300 bricks" with vertical holes and a thin layer mortar. Both of them have great capacity and easy application and can be constructed much more rapidly than the traditional bricks and mortars, increasing productivity, as well as the compressive strength of the masonry walls. Several parameters pertaining to the in-plane shear behaviour of the retrofitted panels were investigated, including shear capacity, failure modes, the number of layers of the external TRM jacket, and the existence of the central opening of the wall. For both the control and retrofitted panels, the experimental shear capacity and failure mode were compared with the predictions of existing prediction models (ACI 2013, TA 2000, Triantafillou 1998, Triantafillou 2016, CNR 2018, CNR 2013, Eurocode 6, Eurocode 8, Thomoglou et al. 2020). The experimental work allowed an evaluation of the shear performance in the case of the bidirectional textile (TRM) system applied on the URM walls. The results have shown that some analytical models present a better accuracy in predicting the shear resistance of all the strengthened masonry walls with TRM systems which can be used in design guidelines for reliable predictions.

Effectiveness of steel wire mesh as a strengthening material for masonry walls: A review

  • Richard Badonbok Lyngkhoi;Teiborlang Warjri;Wanraplang Warlarpih;Comingstarful Marthong
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.117-132
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    • 2023
  • The most prevalent and oldest type of structure is unreinforced masonry (URM) structures; URM walls are still a widely used construction material in India and many other developing countries due to their simplicity, ease of construction, economic sustainability, and ability to be built with locally available materials. URM walls are significantly weak while carrying lateral loads. The poor performance of URM walls during earthquakes has necessitated investigating an effective method for strengthening a newly built masonry building or retrofitting an old structure. Wire mesh, being cost-effective and easily available, satisfies the requirements to strengthen new and old URM buildings. The use of wire mesh to strengthen and retrofit the URM structure is simple to use, quick to construct, and inexpensive, especially in developing nations where heavy machinery and highly qualified labour are lacking. The current paper reviews the effectiveness of steel wire mesh as a reinforcing material for enhancing masonry strength. The finding gave encouraging results for the field application of wire mesh.

Experimental investigation into brick masonry arches' (vault and rib cover) behavior reinforced by FRP strips under vertical load

  • Takbash, Majid Reza;Morshedi, Abbas Ali Akbarzadeh;Sabet, Seyyed Ali
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.67 no.5
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    • pp.481-492
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    • 2018
  • The current experimental study is the reinforcement of the simple curvature vault masonry structures. In this study, we discuss complex structure include vault and rib cover with two radii and actual dimensions under a vertical load. The unreinforced structure data were compared with analysis data. The analysis data are in good agreement with experimental data. In the first experiment, a structure without reinforcement is tested and according to the test results, the second structure was reinforced using the carbon polymer fibers and the same test is done to see the effects of reinforcement. Based on the test results of the first structure, the first cracks are created in the vault. Moreover, the reinforcement with carbon fibers will increase the loading capacity of the structure around 35%.

Strong earthquakes and measurement performance of masonry and adobe structures

  • Liu, Yanling;Han, Qinkia
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.47 no.1
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    • pp.99-118
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    • 2013
  • Earthquakes, which are unavoidable natural phenomena in Turkey, have often produced economic and social disaster. The latest destructive earthquakes happened in Van city. Van, Turkey, earthquakes with M = 7.2 occurred on 23 October 2011 at 13:41 (local time), whose epicenter was about 16 km north of Van (Tabanlivillage) and M = 5.6 on 9 November 2011 epicentered near the town of Edremit south of Van in eastern Turkey and caused the loss of life and heavy damages. Both earthquakes killed 644 people and 2608 people were injured. Approximately 4000 buildings collapsed or were seriously damaged. The majority of the damaged structures were seismically insufficient, unreinforced masonry and adobe buildings in rural areas. In this paper, site surveys of the damaged masonry and adobe buildings are presented and the reasons for the caused damages are discussed in detail.

Seismic Resistance of Masonry Walls Strengthened with Unbonded Prestressed Steel Bars and Glass Fiber Grids (강봉 및 유리섬유로 비부착 보강된 조적벽체의 내진 저항성 평가)

  • Baik, Ji-Sung;Yang, Keun-Hyeok;Hwang, Seung-Hyeon;Choi, Yong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2020
  • This study examined the structural effectiveness of the unbonded technique originally developed for seismic strengthening of unreinforced masonry walls on the basis of the prestressed steel bars and glass fiber (GF) grids. The masonry walls were strengthened by using individual steel bars or GF grids and their combination. Test results showed that the proposed technique was favorable in enhancing the strength, stiffness, and ductility of the masonry walls. When compared with the lateral load capacity, stiffness at the ascending branch of the lateral load-displacement curve, and energy dissipation capacity of the unstrengthened control wall, the increasing ratios were 110%, 120%, and 360%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the individual GF grids, 140%, 130%, and 510%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the individual steel bars, and 160%, 130%, and 840%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the combination of steel bars and GF grids. The measured lateral load capacities of masonry walls strengthened with the developed technique were in relatively good agreement with the predictions by the equations proposed by Yang et al. Overall, the developed technique is quite promising in enhancing the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry walls.