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Displacement-based seismic design for reinforced masonry shear-wall structures; Part 1, Background and trial application

Farhad Ahmadi, Marios Mavros, Richard E. Klingner, Benson Shing and David McLean
Displacement-based seismic design for reinforced masonry shear-wall structures; Part 1, Background and trial application
Earthquake Spectra (May 2015) 31 (2): 969-998

Abstract

In this paper, a displacement-based seismic design procedure is presented for reinforced masonry shear-wall structures, with the objective of being more consistent, transparent, and practical than current force-based seismic design procedures. The procedure anticipates the formation of a plastic mechanism at specified target displacements, calculates the local deformation demands associated with that mechanism, and ensures that those local deformation demands remain below deformation capacities for flexure-dominated and shear-dominated wall segments. Guidelines to determine the target displacements and effective damping properties for reinforced masonry wall structures are provided. The proposed procedure and guidelines are used in a trial application to design a full-scale, two-story reinforced masonry shear-wall system.


ISSN: 8755-2930
EISSN: 1944-8201
Serial Title: Earthquake Spectra
Serial Volume: 31
Serial Issue: 2
Title: Displacement-based seismic design for reinforced masonry shear-wall structures; Part 1, Background and trial application
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Civil Engineering, Austin, TX, United States
Pages: 969-998
Published: 201505
Text Language: English
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States
References: 21
Accession Number: 2021-009737
Categories: SeismologyEngineering geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 3 tables
N32°30'00" - N42°00'00", W124°30'00" - W114°15'00"
Secondary Affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA, United StatesWashington State University, USA, United States
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2021, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States
Update Code: 202103
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