Nonductile reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill walls are a popular form of
construction in seismic regions worldwide. This study assesses the seismic performance of …

Design of infilled frames to resist lateral loads on buildings in terms of their failure modes,
failure loads, and initial stiffnesses using procedures proposed by previous authors is …

Seismic fragility of lightly reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills is assessed through
numerical simulations considering uncertainty in ground motion and building materials. To …

Improved analysis methods and guidelines are presented to simulate the seismic collapse of
nonductile concrete frame buildings with masonry infills. The analysis tools include an …

Past experimental tests on a full-scale masonry wall with an opening evidenced the key role
of the spandrel panel in the in-plane nonlinear response of the system. Recent seismic …

Reliable analytical and empirical models of the force-deformation parameters used to
characterize the nonlinear behavior of masonry panels are essential to simulating the …

Masonry infill panels in framed structures have been long known to affect strength, stiffness,
and ductility of the composite structure. In seismic areas, ignoring the composite action is not …

It is well known that masonry infills, although non-engineered and considered as non-
structural, may provide most of the earthquake resistance and prevent collapse of relatively …

Smeared crack models have been used in finite element analyses of concrete and masonry
structures. While such an approach proved to be efficient and reliable in many instances, its …

Masonry infill (MI) walls are remarkable in increasing the initial stiffness of reinforced
concrete (RC) frames, and being the stiffer component, attract most of the lateral seismic …