… In subsequent drift levels, diagonal stepped cracks were observed below the lintel beam,
emanating from the corners of the openings toward the opposite beam–column joint. In the …

… Based on test observation, diagonal cracks were formed along a line joining the upper
corner of the infill and the lower corner of the opening. Thus, θ can be considered as the angle …

… for openings exceeding 50%, the contribution of infill in lateral stiffness of masonry infilled
… Further, even if the locations of corner opening is changed to any other corners, the leading …

… of masonry infilled steel frames with openings, such as doors or/and windows, which is also
the subject of the work presented in the current research. Furthermore, along with this short …

… of masonry infilled frames. This paper also discusses the effects of bidirectional loads, openings,
… However, openings, especially their corners, did influence the position and length of the …

… And also carry out the effect of brick masonry infilled walls for the static linear analysis and
… diagonal strut with frame the pin joint(hinge joint) at the corners of the RC frame(See Fig.5). …

… For such cases the first major event (FME), defined as the first sign of corner crushing for
solid masonry infilled steel frames, has been used as the yield displacement [29]. The FME was …

… as the boundary conditions and the slenderness of the infill. … main factors relevant for the
infill response and to assess the … of an opening (window or door) and of a gap between the infill …

… Crushing of the upper corners of the masonry infill walls occurs in all walls … masonry infills
with openings, which is discussed later in this section. The initial cracks develop in the corners …

… in the two loaded diagonal corners. This behavior, initially … in infilled frame analysis by
replacing the masonry infill with an … of infill openings during the out-of-plane evaluation of infill …