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Influence of Masonry Infill Wall Position and Openings in the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames

Applied Sciences, 2022
It is now widely recognized that the masonry infill frame used in reinforced concrete structures (RC) greatly enhances both the rigidity and strength of the surrounding frame.
Abdelghaffar Messaoudi, Rachid Chebili, Hossameldeen Mohamed, Hugo Rodrigues   +3 more
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Damping ratio of reinforced concrete walls under limited damage from shaking table test and data‐driven modeling

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurate estimation of the damping ratio is critical for evaluating floor response spectra and equipment seismic demands in nuclear power plant structures. This study investigates the elastic damping ratio of reinforced concrete walls under limited damage states through shaking table tests and data‐driven modeling.
Hyeon‐Keun Yang, Min‐Kyu Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Investigations and Microstructural Characterization of Construction Materials of Historic Multi-Leaf Stone-Masonry Walls

Heritage, 2021
In order to correctly define the pathology of multiple-leaf stonemasonry walls and determine the appropriate interventions for its conservation and preservation, comprehensive studies on its building materials should be carried out since the overall ...
Osama Amer, Danila Aita, Ezzeldin K. Mohamed, Akram Torky, Ashraf Shawky   +4 more
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Sustainable and Seismically Resilient Confined Masonry: Global Progress in Research and Design Practice

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 4, November 2026.
Modern confined masonry (CM) construction consists of masonry walls confined by reinforced concrete (RC) tie‐columns and tie‐beams. When built correctly, CM buildings have shown good performance in earthquake's shaking. Even though CM construction has been practised for almost a century in some Latin American countries, its use and standardisation are ...
Ahsana Parammal Vatteri, Svetlana Brzev, Dina D’Ayala, Sergio M. Alcocer, Sebastian Kaminski, Vaibhav Singhal, Aidarbek Stamov, Anna Pavan, Daniel Quiun, Dexter Lo, Erwin Lim, Hemant B. Kaushik, Juan José Pérez‐Gavilán, Julian Thamboo, Mahdi Eghbali, Marcos M. Chávez, Qaisar Ali, Ramesh Guragain, Sofia Andrade, Tim Hart, Ulugbek Begaliev, Yunita Idris, Radu Vacareanu, Daniar Abdykalykov   +23 more
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Influence of Infill Wall Configuration on Failure Modes of RC Frames

Shock and Vibration, 2018
An improper configuration of masonry infill walls in RC frame may lead to short column effect on the columns, which is harmful to the seismic behavior of the structure.
Xiaojie Zhou, Xiaoyuan Kou, Quanmin Peng, Jintao Cui   +3 more
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Energy‐Based Characterisation of Earthquake Damage in Masonry Infills Through Combined In‐Plane and Out‐of‐Plane Experimental Tests

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 13, Page 3302-3318, 25 October 2026.
ABSTRACT The seismic capacity of structural systems/members is usually defined in terms of deformation thresholds. Although this is effective in many circumstances, disregarding cumulative quantities such as hysteretic energy may be ineffective when low‐cycle fatigue is relevant (e.g., long‐duration ground motions, very soft soils, ground‐motion ...
Roberto Gentile, Giulia Angelucci, Jingren Wu, Marilisa Di Benedetto, Riccardo Milanesi, Giulio Augusto Tropea, Fabrizio Mollaioli, Fatemeh Jalayer, Fabio Freddi, Fabio Di Trapani, Paolo Morandi, Gerard J. O'Reilly   +11 more
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Fuzzy Fragility Analysis of Structures with Masonry Infill Walls [PDF]

The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 2012
In this work fragility analysis of reinforced concrete and steel structures withinfill walls is performed.For this purpose a fuzzy-based fragility assessment framework for evaluating 3D framed structures is proposed taking into account various sources of uncertainty.
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Seismic Fragility and Vulnerability of Partially Grouted Flexural‐Controlled Reinforced Masonry Buildings in Colombia

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
This paper presents the development of analytical fragility and vulnerability functions for flexure‐controlled partially grouted reinforced masonry (RM) buildings that are representative of Colombian urban areas, with the goal of enhancing national seismic risk assessments.
Juan C. Reyes, J. Paul Smith‐Pardo, Santiago Portilla, Emersson Torres, Andrea C. Riaño   +4 more
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From Observed Damage to Executable Repair Quantities: The RELA Repair Module

Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Postearthquake workflows currently support three distinct classes of decisions: safety clearance through rapid tagging, portfolio‐level economic damage estimation through probabilistic loss models, and field inspections based on locally defined survey forms, which may subsequently trigger project‐specific strengthening through retrofit design. However,
Zoran Stojadinović, Đorđe Nedeljković, Marija Ivanović, Dejan Marinković, Nevena Simić, Marko Marinković, Božidar Stojadinović   +6 more
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Nonlinear Response‐History Analyses of Masonry and Mixed Structures With HybriDFEM

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 8, Page 1694-1709, 10 July 2026.
ABSTRACT The hybrid discrete‐finite element (HybriDFEM) method, previously developed to perform static and modal analysis in discrete and coupled discrete‐finite element models, is extended to nonlinear response‐history analyses. The equations of motion for the HybriDFEM model are solved through various numerical time‐integration schemes, both explicit
Igor Bouckaert, Michele Godio, João Pacheco de Almeida   +2 more
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