A review of experimental and analytical studies on the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infilled frames

F Anić, D Penava, L Abrahamczyk… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a literature review of research undertaken on the out-of-plane
behaviour of masonry infilled frames. This paper also discusses the effects of bidirectional …

Nonlinear seismic responses and lateral force transfer mechanisms of RC frames with different infill configurations

YP Yuen, JS Kuang - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the architectural efficiency of masonry-infilled reinforced concrete frames, the frames
are highly common structural forms for buildings. However, the infills can significantly modify …

Analysis of the performance of strut models to simulate the seismic behaviour of masonry infills in partially infilled RC frames

H Mohamed, X Romão - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The proposed study analyses the performance of existing approaches to model the
behaviour of partially infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frames for computationally-intense …

Numerically based proposals for the stiffness and strength of masonry infills with openings in reinforced concrete frames

F Akhoundi, PB Lourenço… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aimed at investigating the effect of openings on the in‐plane behaviour of masonry infills in
reinforced concrete frames, a parametric study is presented based on model calibration via …

Empirical models for lateral stiffness and strength of masonry-infilled RC frames considering the influence of openings

S Humayun Basha, S Surendran… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Lateral load behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) frames infilled with fly-ash brick masonry
having various sizes of central openings was investigated experimentally. Results showed …

Experimental behavior of masonry infilled RC frames with openings strengthened by using CFRP strip

HT Kabaş, FE Kusain, Ö Anıl - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the general load-displacement behavior of reinforced concrete frames
with opening masonry infill walls in different sizes and locations under lateral earthquake …

Numerical study of the seismic retrofitting of masonry-Infilled RC frames with openings using TRM

C Filippou, N Kyriakides… - … and Structural Dynamics, 2023 - ktisis.cut.ac.cy
The seismic retrofitting of existing masonry-infilled reinforced-concrete (RC) frame buildings
is one major challenge of earthquake risk mitigation. In this paper, the use of promising …

Influence of wall openings on nonlinear lateral load response of reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills: A finite element study

B Borah, S Naik, V Abhishek, HB Kaushik… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
In the present study, a simplified finite element micro-modeling technique was developed for
the in-plane cyclic lateral load analysis of reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill …

Numerical modeling of weak infills with a central opening in high-strength concrete frames under pseudo-static loading using applied element method

HK Karaka, RK Tripathi - Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024 - Springer
High-strength concrete (HSC) is widely used in developed countries for reinforced concrete
structures due to benefits like lower concrete use, smaller columns, increased floor area …

Assessing the effect of bi-directional loading on nonlinear static and dynamic behaviour of masonry-infilled frames with openings

TYP Yuen, JS Kuang, BSM Ali - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2016 - Springer
In assessing the structural performance of infilled frames, in particular those with irregular
and discontinuous infill panels, under bi-directional seismic excitation, the interaction effect …