Title
Experimental study on dynamic behavior of unreinforced masonry walls
Date Issued
01 March 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Fuji Technology Press
Abstract
The dynamic behavior of an unreinforced masonry wall is investigated through a shaking table test of two specimens. In order to represent a non-engineering one-story house, the first specimen consists of a C-shaped structure with masonry walls connected only at their ends. The second specimen is built to represent an upper story, so the C wall is connected at the top by a wooden diaphragm floor, and a weight is suspended onto it. The test results show each specimen exhibits different behaviors. In the first specimen, an out-of-plane failure mode governs. In the second specimen, a shear failure mode governs.
Start page
305
End page
311
Volume
8
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería estructural y municipal
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84874614383
Source
Journal of Disaster Research
ISSN of the container
18812473
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