ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763

VOLUME 06 NO. 02 JULY 2017:

Title:           Capacity Assessment of Confined Brick Masonry Structures
Authors:    Imad Ahmad, H. Asfandyar Ahmad, Bashir Alam, Muhammad Ayub, Khan Shahzada
Abstract:  Brick masonry is widely used for building construction throughout the world. In Pakistan brick masonry is also preferred for construction because of its simplicity in casting, elegance in appearance and its toughness against the harsh weathering actions of frost and acidity. However, unreinforced brick masonry performed very poor in the earthquake of 2005 in Pakistan, resulting in a decline in the use of brick masonry. In order to investigate and quantify the performance of brick masonry against the seismic forces by confining it through typical stiffer, line elements (column and beams), a full scaled model of plan size (12'x10') and (11') high was constructed using confined brick masonry. The model was tested under Push over loading system, in which the model was subjected to 1 cycle of Monotonic loading in each direction, in a force controlled system. Crack Pattern was noted at the end of each cycle. The response of the model was interpreted through a monotonic load-displacement curve.

Keywords: Confined Brick Masonry, Pushover loading, Seismic Capacity Assessment
Pages:       63-68

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