School buildings performance in 7.7 Mw and 7.6 Mw catastrophic earthquakes in southeast of Turkey

M Ozturk, MH Arslan, G Dogan, AS Ecemis… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although Turkey is located in one of the active earthquake belts of the world, the 7.7 and 7.6
magnitude earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023, 9 h apart, as rarely seen in the …

Engineered cementitious composites for strengthening masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames

A Dehghani, F Nateghi-Alahi, G Fischer - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The results of the second part of a comprehensive experimental program, aimed at
investigating the behavior of masonry infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frames strengthened …

Fragility functions for masonry infill walls with in‐plane loading

A Chiozzi, E Miranda - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent seismic events have provided evidence that damage to masonry infills can lead not
only to large economic losses but also to significant injuries and even fatalities. The …

Structural performance of energy efficient geopolymer concrete confined masonry: An approach towards decarbonization

MM Ajmal, AU Qazi, A Ahmed, UA Mughal, S Abbas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer concrete is preferred over OPC due to its use of energy waste such as fly ash,
making it more sustainable and energy-efficient. However, limited research has been done …

Experimental study on the contribution of masonry infill in the behavior of RC frame under seismic loading

AD Dautaj, Q Kadiri, N Kabashi - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation is conducted to study the behaviour of masonry-infilled
reinforced concrete (RC) frames with various lateral strengths. In addition, we study the …

Quasi-static in-plane behavior of full-scale unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted using ferro-cement overlay

A Hasnat, R Ahsan, SM Yashin - Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022 - Springer
This study presents an experimental investigation on the behaviour of in-plane loaded
Unreinforced Masonry (URM) wall retrofitted with ferrocement technology. Quasi-static cyclic …

Multi-strut and empirical formula-based macro modeling for masonry infilled RC frames

J Srechai, S Leelataviwat, W Wararuksajja… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that infill walls play an important role in the structural response of
buildings under seismic excitations. Disregarding their influences on the seismic design and …

Quasi-static in-plane testing of FRCM strengthened non-ductile reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills

N Ismail, T El-Maaddawy, N Khattak - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Performance of fibre reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthened non-ductile
reinforced concrete frames with hollow concrete masonry infill (RCFMI) subjected to cyclic in …

In-plane cyclic tests on strengthening of full-scale autoclaved aerated concrete blocks infilled RC frames using highly ductile concrete (HDC)

H Lyu, M Deng, Y Ma, S Yang, Y Cheng - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional infill walls commonly have low deformability and high damage characteristics
under strong seismic loading, which is significantly affect the ductility of reinforced concrete …

Experimental and numerical investigation of new flexible connection elements between infill walls-RC frames

MM Erdem, E Emsen, M Bikçe - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Lateral stiffness provided by infill walls to the building structures is generally neglected in
designs. Infill walls, which are only included in the calculations as dead loads, significantly …