… The masonry infill walls’ seismic … the infill masonry walls seismic performance, with
particular attention to the prevention of the OOP collapse. Retrofit and improvement of infill walls …

… Therefore, it is crucial to understand the contribution of infill walls to earthquake response of
… different amount of masonry infill walls is considered to investigate the affect of infill walls on …

… Based on these experimental results and past analytical studies, this paper explores the
beneficial effects of masonry infill walls on seismic behaviour of RC frame buildings. …

Infill masonry (IM) walls are considered to be non-structural elements but, when subjected
to earthquakes, they tend to interact with the surrounding RC (reinforced concrete) frames, …

… by the strength of the masonry [4], [54]. In summary, the OOP behaviour of infill walls is
complex as it depends upon several parameters associated with both the masonry infill and the …

This paper describes a practical analytical model which can be used for the seismic evaluation
of unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls located within a reinforced concrete (RC) frame…

… In the case of roof parapets, chimneys and to a minor extent infill panels at upper … infill
wall and masonry infill wall are used synonymously to refer to the non-structural masonry infill …

… Masonry infill walls are used as partitions in many countries. There is no consensus on whether
infill walls … and without infill walls made out of solid clay bricks. During the test without the …

… The masonry infill walls are widely used for partition purposes and to provide thermal
and acoustic insulation to the reinforced concrete structures. Many of the different types of …

… Demand statistics for the URM infill walls in the case study … Capacity statistics for the
URM infill wall per FEMA 356 … Failure probability (%) of the URM infill walls in the case study …