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- Title
- Analysis of Partially Grouted Masonry Shear Walls.
- File
- PB97152987.pdf
- Author(s)
- Shing, P. B.; Cao, L.
- Source
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., March 1997, 46 p.
- Abstract
- An experimental research program has been carried out at NIST to study the seismic resistance of partially grouted reinforced masonry shear walls (6). The main intent of this program is to investigate the feasibility of using partially grouted masonry construction in regions of moderate seismicity, where full grouting may not be necessary. Partial grouting is perceived to be economically more competitive than full grouting, and is, therefore, preferred by the construction industry. As part of this program, the University of Colorado is asked to assess the capability of some state-of-the-art finite element models in predicting the behavior of partially grouted masonry shear walls subjected to cyclic in-plane lateral loads.
- Keywords
- ; Masonry; Seismic design; Walls; Finite element analysis; Earthquake engineering; Shear stress