Lateral Load Tests on a Two-Story Unreinforced Masonry Building
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Volume 132, Issue 5
Abstract
A full-scale two-story unreinforced masonry (URM) building was tested in a quasistatic fashion to investigate the nonlinear properties of existing URM structures and to assess the efficiency of several common retrofit techniques. This paper presents the main experimental findings associated with the nonlinear properties of the original URM structure. The test structure exhibited large initial stiffness and its damage was characterized by large, discrete cracks that developed in masonry walls. Significant global behavior such as global rocking of an entire wall, and local responses such as rocking and sliding of each individual pier were observed in the masonry walls with different configurations. In addition, formation of flanges in perpendicular walls and overturning moments had significant effects on the behavior of the test structure. A comparison between the experimental observations and the predictions of FEMA 356 provisions shows that major improvements are needed for this latter methodology.
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Acknowledgments
This research was primarily supported by the National Science Foundation through the Mid-America Earthquake Center (Award No. NSFEEC-9701785). Additional financial support was provided by the Market Development Alliance of the FRP Composites Industry (MDA). Material donations by Cherokee Brick and Tile, Lafarge Cement, MDA, Dur-O-Wal Inc., and Simpson Strong-Tie, are also gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 5 • May 2006
Pages: 643 - 652
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Received: Sep 9, 2004
Accepted: Feb 17, 2005
Published online: May 1, 2006
Published in print: May 2006
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