Behavior of masonry walls made up of ceramic blocks with vertical gaps under seismic actions Cover Image

Comportarea pereţilor din zidărie realizaţi cu blocuri ceramice cu goluri verticale la încărcări seismice
Behavior of masonry walls made up of ceramic blocks with vertical gaps under seismic actions

Author(s): Eva PARTENE, Marius Mosoarca, Valeriu STOIAN
Subject(s): Architecture
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: masonry walls; unreinforced masonry; reinforced masonry; numerical analysis
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the behavior of masonry walls made up of ceramic blocks wit vertical gaps under seismic actions. Unreinforced and reinforced masonry are compared with respect to their behavior under cyclic horizontal tests. 9 tests were carried vor constant vertical loading and cyclic horizontal loading. The results allow for understanding the importance of reinforced masonry in seismic areas. Numerical simulations, using the same types of walls, were compared to the experimental results.

  • Page Range: 183-190
  • Page Count: 8
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: Romanian