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- Title
- Cyclic Shear Tests of Masonry Piers. Volume 2. Analysis of Test Results.
- File
- PB297158.pdf
- Author(s)
- Mayes, R. L.; Omote, Y.; Clough, R. W.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1976, 80 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- EERC-76-16
- Abstract
- This report presents an analysis of the results of the tests described in the EERC Report No. 76-8(PB-264 424). In Chapter 1, a comparison of the critical tensile strengths obtained from the double pier tests with those obtained from a simple diagonal compression test on a square panel is presented. The report also contains idealized hysteresis envelopes developed from the experimental results for the two primary modes of failure observed in the test series. Also included in this chapter, are theoretical methods for calculating the ultimate shear and flexural capacities of the piers. The capacities obtained from the theoretical methods are compared with the experimental results; good agreement is obtained for the flexural capacity whereas the method used for the shear mode of failure overestimates the experimentally determined values. Finally, comparison of the results obtained in this test program, with those of other investigations, is given.
- Keywords
- Masonry; Contruction materials; Earthquake resistant structures; Shear walls; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Building piers; Bearing stress; Shear tests; Cyclic loads; Piers; Reinforcement (Structures)