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Numerical study on lateral performance of RC frame with strong masonry infill

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Masonry infill which is commonly used for partitioning in RC framed structures is considered as a non-structural element. The beneficial or destructive influence of masonry infill on the seismic performance of a RC frame depends on factors such as the strength of masonry and ductility of the frame. This paper aims at understanding the initiation of failure, drift attained at various phases in a ductile and a non-ductile RC frame with strong masonry infill under monotonic loading. Since there has been limited research conducted in multi-bay, the study also intends to inspect the effect of the number of bays. Hence single bay and two bay frames are selected for both ductile and non-ductile detailing. For the numerical simulation, ABAQUS software is adopted. Cracking, crushing of concrete and masonry is simulated using concrete damage plasticity (CDP) model. The performance of numerical models is validated with published experimental and numerical results. One bay and two bay RC frames infilled with strong masonry have been subjected to monotonic lateral loading in this study. The failure patterns, lateral load-bearing capacity and the stiffness of each specimen is obtained and discussed. The initial stiffness of the specimens irrespective of ductile or non-ductile is observed to be dependent on the infill and number of bays. The failure patterns of the specimens are found to be dependent on the number of bays. Also, the drift limits for one bay and two bay RC frame with strong masonry infill obtained from the numerical study are compared with the FEMA 273 limits.

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Mark, J.T., Sreevalli, I.Y. Numerical study on lateral performance of RC frame with strong masonry infill. Asian J Civ Eng 22, 551–563 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-020-00331-2

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