Out-of-plane testing of masonry infills strengthened using fibre reinforced matrix with prior in-plane damage

Najif Ismail, Tamer El-Maaddawy, Nouman Khattak, Kevin Q. Walsh, Jason M. Ingham

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Abstract

Performance of fibre reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthened masonry infills under sequential bi-directional earthquake induced lateral loading, which is far from well-understood, was experimentally investigated herein. A total of eight single bay reinforced concrete frames were constructed with unreinforced hollow concrete masonry infills, of these one was tested non-retrofitted that served as control test assembly and the remainder were strengthened using varying FRCM types and configurations. The test assemblies were subjected to cyclic in-plane loading gradually increasing to 1% story drift, replicating lateral loading due to a moderate earthquake. These already in-plane damaged test assemblies were then subjected to gradually increasing monotonic OOP loading until failure. Resulting damage patterns, failure mechanisms, measured force-displacement response and stiffness characteristics were discussed. FRCM strengthening delayed the onset of out-of-plane cracking, instigated a more controlled failure mode, with strengthened infills exhibiting out-of-plane strength of 1.7–2.0 times that of the control specimen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)396-422
Number of pages27
JournalInternational Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Damaged
  • Fibre reinforced
  • Infill
  • Matrix
  • OOP
  • Out-of-plane
  • Strength

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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