The role of the openings in the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infill walls

A Furtado, A Arêde, H Rodrigues, H Varum - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This research work aims to present an experimental study concerning the effect of the
openings in the out-of-plane (OOP) behaviour of masonry infills in RC buildings. The …

Experimental characterization of the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infill walls made of lightweight concrete blocks

M Agante, A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Masonry infill walls are widely spread over the reinforced concrete buildings due to different
demands. The buildings' thermal energy efficiency is a top priority nowadays since many of …

Out-of-plane response of infill masonry walls

E Vougioukas - The Open Construction & Building Technology …, 2012 - benthamopen.com
The in-plane effect of infill walls on the structural response of reinforced concrete frames has
been widely acknowledged via numerous experimental and numerical investigations and …

Experimental study of the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry infill walls with and without previous in-plane damage

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde… - Brick and Block …, 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Recent earthquakes demonstrated a significant contribution of the masonry infill walls in the
structural response of the existent reinforced concrete buildings. When subjected to seismic …

Out-of-plane behaviour of unreinforced masonry infill walls: Review of the experimental studies and analysis of the influencing parameters

B Pradhan, M Zizzo, V Sarhosis, L Cavaleri - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last 50 years, research has mainly focused on characterizing the In-Plane
behaviour of unreinforced masonry infill walls. Recently, the focus of research has been …

Out-of-plane behavior of masonry infilled RC frames based on the experimental tests available: A systematic review

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde, H Varum - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this manuscript is to present a systematic review of experimental
studies regarding infill masonry walls out-of-plane (OOP) behaviour. An extended database …

Predicting models for the evaluation of out-of-plane ultimate load carrying capacity of masonry infill walls

M Pasca, L Liberatore - WIT Transactions on the Built …, 2015 - books.google.com
In recent years, the interest in the out-of-plane response of infills has been growing due to
the need of limiting damage to these elements, commonly considered as non structural …

Assessment of the out-of-plane resistance of masonry infill walls

L Liberatore, M Pasca - CIVIL-COMP PROCEEDINGS, 2015 - iris.uniroma1.it
Observation of damage after earthquakes has highlighted that out-of-plane failures of
masonry infill walls may often occur even in the case of low or moderate earthquakes …

Experimental evaluation of out-of-plane capacity of masonry infill walls

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde, H Varum - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Experimental characterization of the in-plane and out-of-plane behaviour of infill masonry walls

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde, H Varum - Procedia Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The infill masonry (IM) walls are considered non-structural elements but, when subjected to
earthquakes, they tend to interact with the surrounding RC frames, which can result in …