Strength and stiffness of masonry-infilled frames with central openings based on experimental results

M Mohammadi, F Nikfar - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
An extensive statistical analysis is conducted on experimental data to achieve a formula for
the strength and stiffness of masonry-infilled frames having central openings. For this, most …

Numerical study of in-plane behaviour and strength of concrete masonry infills with openings

X Chen, Y Liu - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
A finite element study was conducted to investigate the in-plane behaviour and strength of
concrete masonry infills bounded by steel frames with the focus on the infills with openings …

Multi-strut macro-model for masonry infilled frames with openings

M Yekrangnia, PG Asteris - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to propose a multi-strut macro-model, capable of simulating the overall force-
displacement behaviour of infilled frames with various opening configurations. For this …

Numerical evaluation of Masonry-Infill Frames: Analysis of lateral strength and failure modes on meso scale

E Rahbar, A Permanoon, AH Akhaveissy - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the failure modes of masonry-infilled frames, a common structural
system in modern construction. By analyzing 6,496 frames and considering variables such …

Finite element analysis of infilled frames

AK Ghosh, AM Amde - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2002 - ascelibrary.org
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 …

The out-of-plane behaviour of concrete masonry infills bounded by reinforced concrete frames

E Nasiri, Y Liu - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper presents results of a finite element (FE) study of several critical geometric
parameters on the out-of-plane behaviour of concrete masonry infills bounded by reinforced …

Masonry infill RC frames with openings: review of in-plane lateral load behaviour and modeling approaches

S Surendran, HB Kaushik - The Open Construction & Building …, 2012 - benthamopen.com
Un-reinforced masonry walls are commonly used as infills in reinforced concrete (RC)
buildings. These buildings have high in-plane stiffness and strength, and therefore, the …

Experimental investigation on the out-of-plane behaviour of concrete masonry infilled frames

C Wang - 2017 - dalspace.library.dal.ca
This thesis presents an integral part of an on-going research on out-of-plane behaviour of
masonry infills, this study was motivated to augment the existing experimental database on …

Numerically based proposals for the stiffness and strength of masonry infills with openings in reinforced concrete frames

F Akhoundi, PB Lourenço… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aimed at investigating the effect of openings on the in‐plane behaviour of masonry infills in
reinforced concrete frames, a parametric study is presented based on model calibration via …

Arching of masonry infilled frames: Comparison of analytical methods

RD Flanagan, RM Bennett - Practice Periodical on Structural …, 1999 - ascelibrary.org
Three methods that have been developed to compute the capacity of masonry infill panels
subjected to uniform out-of-plane loads are examined with respect to their performance in …