Tests of Tall Cavity Walls Subjected to Eccentric Loading
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 123, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper presents a test program on full-scale reinforced slender shear connected cavity walls subjected to an eccentric compressive loading. A total of nine walls were tested. All specimens were constructed with a partially grouted and reinforced, 190-mm concrete masonry block wythe and a 90-mm burnt clay brick wythe. All had a slenderness ratio of height to backup wythe thickness of 27.8 and, except for one specimen, all walls had a 75-mm wide cavity. The primary variable, was the axial force eccentricity. The eccentricity varied both in magnitude from t/2 to t/3, and in direction, either towards or away from the brick wythe. Some walls were tested with a single curvature, others were tested in double curvature. The load-displacement response, failure mode, and ultimate load capacities are examined and reported along with the observation and discussion.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 7 • July 1997
Pages: 912 - 919
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 1, 1997
Published in print: Jul 1997
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