Title: Seismic Analysis of Masonry Infill in Multi- Storey RC Buildings
Abstract: In India, masonry infilled reinforced concrete frame is one of the most common structural system. The simplicity of construction and highly developed expertise have made the infilled frame one of the most rapid and economical structural form for reinforced concrete buildings. Masonry infills are functioning mostly as partitions and exterior walls. There are two different approaches for designing masonry infilled concrete frames depending on local construction site. In the first approach, masonry infill is taken as a part of structural system and they are assumed to brace the frame against horizontal loading. In the second approach, the frame is designed to carry the total vertical and horizontal loading. Moreover, masonry infill is uncoupled to avoid load being transferred to them. In earthquake prone regions like India, masonry infill walls are counted as non-structural elements. They are not taken into account at design stage. Present paper describe the nature of RC frame building with G + 14 storey with different masonry infill materials like brick masonry and AAC blocks masonry is taken into considerations. Building is irregular in plan with L shape consider for analysis. Completely fill, unfilled, soft storey models are studied. Effect on various parameters like base shear, displacement, storey drift etc are taking into account. Infill walls are modelled as pin-jointed single equivalent diagonal strut. All analysis is carried on software Etabs. Result from study conducted show that infill walls increases base shear, while displacement and drift are reduce.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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