Numerical Analysis of Seismic Behavior of Masonry Walls Confined by Precast Tie-Columns

Abstract:

In order to improve the seismic behavior of the rural masonry buildings and reduce the cost and be convenient for construction, a precast tie-column system was put forward, which was suitable for masonry buildings, constructed by fired common bricks or porous bricks. The uniaxial compression constitutive relation of brick masonry was used for simulating the precast tie-column. And this paper analyzed the difference of the seismic behavior of masonry walls which bearing different vertical compressive stress, and confined by cast-in-place tie-columns or precast tie-columns, and whether contain windows or not. The results show that the uniaxial compression constitutive relation used for simulating precast tie-column is reasonable and the seismic behavior of masonry walls confined by precast tie-columns is better than the wall without tie-colums, and equal to those confined by cast-in-place tie-columns.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 2429-2435
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.2429
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Wen Wen Luo, Ying Min Li, Ni Na Zheng, Na Chen
• Keywords: Deformabilty, Hysteretic Curve, Masonry Structure, Non-Linear Analysis, Precast Tie-Column

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