Study on Mechanical Behavior of Aerated Concrete Block Infill Wall under Out-of-Plane Action

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The influence of insulation firewall on structure stiffness and the mechanical property of firewall in plane have been more mature in the academic research, but its out-of-plane mechanics is not complete at home and abroad. In this paper, static loading test of aerated concrete block filler wall was designed. Through the cracking loads, ultimate loads, failure loads and load-displacement curve of six walls, we make judgment of the impact on infill wall out-of-plane properties and failure morphology. The results indicate that the mainly failure pattern is horizontal crack and diagonal crack, the destroy position is concerned with the strength of four boundary constraints and the load capacity of infill walls can improve greatly after cracking, the height-thickness ratio is the decisive factor.

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