Design proposal for masonry infill walls subject to seismic actions

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 26
• Main Authors: Leite, João, Lourenço, Paulo B., Mendes, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 01.01.2022; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Air bags; Boundary conditions; Concrete; Earthquake engineering; Load; Masonry; Masonry infills; out-of-plane behaviour; Reinforced concrete; Reinforced concrete frame; Science & Technology; Seismic engineering; Shake table tests

Several factors influence the behaviour of masonry infilled frames, which have been the subject of previous research with moderate success. The new generation of European design standards imposes the need to prevent the brittle collapse of infills and makes the structural engineer accountable for th...