Steel framed structures constitute a considerable proportion of residential and commercial
structures in earthquake prone regions. In such structures, typically, masonry infills are …

An established practice for the design of steel frame structures is to ignore the contribution of
non-structural elements, such as masonry infilled walls. Even though this is considered a pro …

The seismic loss estimation is greatly influenced by the structures' failure mechanism. In
case of infilled structures, the resultant failure mechanism is difficult to predict, due to the …

The behavior of infilled frames have been studied for the past four decades, yet no
consensus has emerged leading to a unified approach for either their design or strength and …

Many existing steel moment-resisting frames were constructed before the provisions of
modern seismic codes; therefore, they are likely to exhibit high vulnerability to earthquakes …

The authors employed high-fidelity computer modeling to analyze the probable seismic
performance of an existing high-rise, steel frame building with unreinforced masonry infill …

In this two-part work, seismic behavior and design of steel moment frames with masonry
infills are investigated systematically. In this first part, the “infill strength ratio”(the ratio of the …

In the last years, many research efforts have been focusing on the development of fragility
and risk models of different building classes and structural typologies for large-scale seismic …

The presence of infill masonry (IM) walls in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings is very
common. The infill walls are widely used for partition purposes and to provide thermal and …

Most of existing steel multi-storey frames in Europe have been designed before the
introduction of modern seismic design provisions, hence they often exhibit low performance …