Collapses or serious damages of existing buildings during strong earthquakes have resulted
in significant economic losses, severe injuries and loss of human lives. Given the late …

Despite the extensive research on the seismic behavior of infilled frames since 1960's, there
is no general consensus towards a unified approach. Purpose of this study is to review the …

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 …

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude M w of 6.8 hit the Elazig Province of Turkey on
January 24th, 2020, causing fatalities and structural damage/failure. Following the …

An innovative seismic retrofit method was proposed to address the weak first-story issue of
reinforced concrete row houses in Taiwan. The proposed method is to turn as-built …

Adding concrete walls by infilling certain frame bays with reinforced concrete is popular for
seismic retrofitting, but is covered by codes only if the connection of the old concrete to the …

介绍了汶川大地震中几座典型钢筋混凝土框架结构的震害, 重点总结了框架结构中梁, 柱,
节点以及楼梯间的震害情况, 发现除较为常见的梁柱弯曲破坏, 剪切破坏, 弯剪破坏以及框架节点 …

During an earthquake, the detachment and local interaction between infill wall panels and
surrounding frame can occur, potentially leading to significant local damage to both …

In this study, an external post-tensioning technique was employed to enhance the seismic
performance of infilled RC frames through preventing premature failure of infill walls and …

Multi-story, old reinforced concrete (RC) structures with a “soft-story” on the ground floor,
sustain considerable damage to the soft story during earthquakes due to the presence of …