Modelling of masonry infilled RC frames subjected to cyclic loads: State of the art review and modelling with OpenSees

NM Noh, L Liberatore, F Mollaioli, S Tesfamariam - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete frames with unreinforced masonry infill walls represent a widely
adopted building system. During seismic events, infill walls, usually considered as non …

Mathematical micromodeling of infilled frames: state of the art

PG Asteris, DM Cotsovos, CZ Chrysostomou… - Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
The in-plane contribution of infill walls on the structural response of infilled frame structures
is an important problem and many research initiatives, via experimental and numerical …

Cyclic response of masonry infilled RC frames: Experimental results and simplified modeling

L Cavaleri, F Di Trapani - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The recent large interest in nonlinear seismic analysis methods, static and dynamic, has
required proper strategies of modeling based on reliable, and at the same time easy to use …

Investigation on the behavior of brick-infilled steel frames with openings, experimental and analytical approaches

AA Tasnimi, A Mohebkhah - Engineering Structures, 2011 - Elsevier
This article deals with an experimental program to investigate the in-plane seismic behavior
of steel frames with clay brick masonry infills having openings. Six large-scale, single-story …

In-plane behaviour and damage assessment of masonry infills with hollow clay bricks in RC frames

MT De Risi, C Del Gaudio, P Ricci… - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings with clay masonry infills are a very common structural
typology worldwide for civil, strategic or productive use. Damage to infills may cause danger …

A macro-modelling approach for the analysis of infilled frame structures considering the effects of openings and vertical loads

PG Asteris, L Cavaleri, F Di Trapani… - Structure and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
During the last decades, several macro-models have been proposed for the modelling of the
infill panels' contribution to the lateral strength of frames. Despite all this effort, a robust …

Prediction of the fundamental period of infilled RC frame structures using artificial neural networks

PG Asteris, AK Tsaris, L Cavaleri… - Computational …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The fundamental period is one of the most critical parameters for the seismic design of
structures. There are several literature approaches for its estimation which often conflict with …

Shake‐table tests of a three‐story reinforced concrete frame with masonry infill walls

A Stavridis, I Koutromanos… - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the shake‐table tests of a 2/3‐scale, three‐story, two‐bay, reinforced
concrete frame infilled with unreinforced masonry walls. The specimen is representative of …

Seismic response of RC buildings during the Mw 6.0 August 24, 2016 Central Italy earthquake: the Amatrice case study

A Masi, L Chiauzzi, G Santarsiero, V Manfredi… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
In the aftermath of the M w 6.0 August 24, 2016 Central Italy earthquake, the authors carried
out a reconnaissance survey in the municipality of Amatrice and gathered extensive …

Empirical drift-fragility functions and loss estimation for infills in reinforced concrete frames under seismic loading

C Del Gaudio, MT De Risi, P Ricci… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
Earthquakes that have occurred in the last twenty years in the Mediterranean area have had
significant economic and social impacts. Most of the economic losses of reinforced concrete …