Experimental study on the seismic performance of new sandwich masonry walls

Sandwich masonry walls are widely used as energy-saving panels since the interlayer between the outer leaves can act as an insulation layer.New types of sandwich walls are continually being introduced in research and applications,and due to their unique bond patterns,experimental studies have been performed to investigate their mechanical properties,especially with regard to their seismic performance.In this study,three new types of sandwich masonry wall have been designed,and cyclic lateral loading tests were carried out on five specimens.The results showed that the specimens failed mainly due to slippage along the bottom cracks or the development of diagonal cracks,and the failure patterns were considerably influenced by the aspect ratio.Analysis was undertaken on the seismic response of the new walls,which included ductility,stiffness degradation and energy dissipation capacity,and no obvious difference was observed between the seismic performance of the new walls and traditional walls.Comparisons were made between the experimental results and the calculated results of the shear capacity.It is concluded that the formulas in the two Chinese codes(GB 50011 and GB 50003) are suitable for the calculation of the shear capacity for the new types of walls,and the formula in GB 50011 tends to be more conservative.     

砖砌体墙片抗震修复与加固伪静力试验

对在各种压应力下的240标准砖墙片、试验之前及试验开裂以后用GFRP粘贴墙面和增加钢筋网砂浆面层方法加固的墙片，采用伪静力装置水平加载方法，检验加固的效果。试验证明了对于砂浆强度很低的砌体，GFRP加固能有效增强砌体抗震整体性，具有等效于提高砂浆强度的效果，要提高抗裂和极限承载力则GFRP的厚度应满足其抗拉能力大于砌体的抗剪能力。对于到达过极限承载力破坏后的墙片，GFRP加固能使得墙片基本恢复到原有的最大承载力。而钢筋网砂浆面层加固能有效提高砌体的抗震能力。     

碳纤维布用于砖砌体抗震加固的试验研究

通过4片碳纤维布加固砖砌体在周期反复荷载作用下受力性能的试验，研究了粘贴碳纤维布来增强砖砌体抗震能力这种加固方法的有效性。本文研究了碳纤维布加固砖砌体的受力特性，分析了碳纤维布的用量以及贴布方式等因素对砖砌体抗震加固效果的影响。在此基础上，本文提出了碳纤维布加固砖砌体抗剪承载力的简化计算方法，可以满足实际工程设计的要求。     

Experimental investigation on the seismic performance of PP-band strengthening stone masonry houses

The collapse of stone masonry is one of the greatest causes of death in major earthquake events around the world. This paper investigates a recently developed retrofitting technology specifically aimed at preventing or prolonging the collapse of stone masonry buildings under strong earthquakes. This technology uses common polypropylene packaging straps to form a mesh, which is then used to prevent or prolong collapse. This paper examines the findings from static and dynamic testing of the proposed retrofit. It is shown that the proposed technique effectively prevents brittle masonry collapse and the loss of debris.     

HPFL加固多孔砖砌体抗震性能的试验研究

为了解高性能水泥复合砂浆钢筋网薄层(HPFL)加固对多孔砖砌体抗震性能的加固效果及纵筋数量和加固方式因素的影响,制作了2个对比试件和10个加固试件进行拟静力试验.试验结果表明:加固后试件的抗震抗剪承载力得到了显著提高,提高幅度达22.3％～ 49.4％;变形能力和耗能能力也得到明显的提高.圈梁构造柱条带加固对抗剪承载力的提高稍低于剪刀撑条带加固方式,但对延性和耗能能力的提高却更显著.条带纵筋数量的增加可以有效提高加固效果.根据试验结果和理论分析,拟合了HPFL加固多孔砖砌体抗震抗剪承载力的计算公式,可供工程加固设计时参考使用.     

Experimental and analytical study on seismic behavior of steel-concrete multienergy dissipation composite shear walls

In this paper, a steel-concrete multi-energy dissipation composite shear wall, comprised of steel-reinforced concrete(SRC) columns, steel plate(SP) deep beams, a concrete wall and energy dissipation strips, is proposed. In order to study the multi-energy dissipation behavior and restorability after an earthquake, two stages of low cyclic loading tests were carried out on ten test specimens. In the first stage, test on five specimens with different number of SP deep beams was carried out, and the test lasted until the displacement drift reached 2%. In the second stage, thin SPs were welded to both sides of the five specimens tested in the first stage, and the same test was carried out on the repaired specimens(designated as new specimens). The load-bearing capacity, stiffness, ductility, hysteretic behavior and failure characteristics were analyzed for both stages and the results are discussed herein. Extrapolating from these results, strength calculation models and formulas are proposed herein and simulations using ABAQUS carried out; they show good agreement with the test results. The study demonstrates that SRC columns, SP deep beams, concrete wall and energy dissipation strips cooperate well and play an important role in energy dissipation. In addition, this study shows that the shear wall has good recoverability after an earthquake, and that the welding of thin SP’s to repair a deformed wall is a practicable technique.     

Experimental investigation on the seismic performance of masonry buildings using shaking table testing

Masonry buildings worldwide exhibited severe damage and collapse in recent strong earthquake events. It is known that their brittle behavior, which is mainly due to the combination of low tensile strength, large mass and insufficient connection between structural elements, is the main limitation for their structural implementation in residential buildings. A new construction system for masonry buildings using concrete blocks units and trussed reinforcement is presented here and its seismic behavior is validated through shaking table tests. Dynamic tests of two geometrically identical two-story reduced scale (1:2) models have been carried out, considering artificial accelerograms compatible with the elastic response spectrum defined by the Eurocode 8. The first model was reinforced with the new proposed system while the second model was built with unreinforced masonry. The experimental analysis encompasses local and global parameters such as cracking patterns, failure mechanisms, and in-plane and out-of-plane behavior in terms of displacements and lateral drifts from where the global dynamic behavior of the two buildings is analyzed comparatively. Finally, behavior factors for the design recommendations in case of unreinforced masonry are also evaluated.     

Development of an innovative seismic strengthening technique for traditional load-bearing masonry walls

Traditional non-reinforced masonry walls are particularly prone to failure when subjected to out-of-plane loads and displacements caused by earthquakes. Moreover, singularities such as openings in fa?ades may trigger local collapse, for either in-plane or out-of plane motion. Bearing in mind all the former limitations, STAP, with the scientific support of ICIST and LNEC, has been developing a reduced intrusiveness seismic strengthening methodology for traditional masonry structures. The technique consists in externally applying Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) composite strips to one or both faces of walls. Connection between GFRP composite strips and masonry substrate is enhanced through specifically detailed anchorages or confinement connectors. This technique has been developed and studied through an extensive series of experimental tests, which are briefly reviewed. This paper focuses more deeply on the latest experimental program, aimed at the characterization of the masonry-GFRP composite interface behaviour. This testing program comprised 29 masonry specimens, strengthened with externally bonded GFRP composite strips with anchorages. The testing variables were the number and spacing of anchorages as well as the loading history type: monotonic or repeated. Results clearly show that the use of anchorages dramatically enhances bond behaviour and that its number and spacing have a significant effect on deformation capacity and a less pronounced effect on strength. Based on experimental evidence, this paper also provides a calculation model and ULS safety assessment procedure for out-of-plane strength of reinforced masonry walls. This calculation model leads to interaction curves on strengthened masonry walls subjected to compression and out-of-plane flexure.     

配筋砌体结构墙体出平面反应试验研究

为研究配筋砌体结构出平面反应,将配筋砌块未注芯的孔灌注了高密度铁砂,以提高缩尺模型材料的等效密度,更真实地模拟墙体出平面惯性效应.利用推导的模型与原型的相似关系,设计并实施了振动台试验.结果表明,模型结构主要以压弯变形为主,在现行规范规定的构造措施下,足以抵抗设防地震造成的墙体出平面破坏.通过敲击试验得到墙体出平面振动频率,该频率相对较高,远离地震动卓越频率.相邻楼层出平面频率不完全相同,振动的相位可能时而同相,时而反相.     

用碳纤维布改善混凝土小型空心砌块墙体抗震性能的试验研究

通过4片碳纤维布加固混凝土小型空心砌块墙体在周期反复荷载作用下受力性能的试验，研究了用粘贴碳纤维布来增强混凝土小型空心砌块墙体抗震能力这种加固方法的有效性。本文研究了碳纤维布加固混凝土小型空心砌块墙体的受力特性，分析了碳纤维布不同用量对混凝土小型空心砌块墙体抗震加固效果的影响。在此基础上，本文提出了碳纤维布加固混凝土小型空心砌块墙体抗剪承载力的简化计算方法，可供实际抗震加固工程设计参考。     

Out‐of‐plane seismic behaviour of rocking masonry walls

The evaluation of the out‐of‐plane behaviour of unreinforced walls is one of the most debated topics in the seismic assessment of existing masonry buildings. The discontinuous nature of masonry and its interaction with the remainder of the building make the dynamic modelling of out‐of‐plane response troublesome. In this paper, the results of a shaking table laboratory campaign on a tuff masonry, natural scale, U‐shaped assemblage (façade adjacent to transverse walls) are presented. The tests, excited by scaled natural accelerograms, replicate the behaviour of external walls in existing masonry buildings, from the beginning of rocking motion to overturning. Two approaches have been developed for modelling the out‐of‐plane seismic behaviour: the discrete element method and an SDOF analytic model. Both approaches are shown to be capable of reproducing the experimental behaviour in terms of maximum rotation and time history dynamic response. Finally, test results and numerical time history simulations have been compared with the Italian seismic code assessment procedures. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fragility curves for light damage of clay masonry walls subjected to seismic vibrations

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering - The probability of light damage to unprepared, unreinforced masonry structures exposed to induced seismicity due to gas extraction in the north of the...     

Experimental studies on behavior of fully grouted reinforced-concrete masonry shear walls

An experimental study is conducted on fully grouted reinforced masonry shear walls(RMSWs) made from concrete blocks with a new configuration. Ten RMSWs are tested under reversed cyclic lateral load to investigate the influence of different reinforcements and applied axial stress values on their seismic behavior. The results show that flexural strength increases with the applied axial stress, and shear strength dominated by diagonal cracking increases with both the amount of horizontal reinforcement and applied axial stress. Yield displacement, ductility, and energy dissipation capability can be improved substantially by increasing the amount of horizontal reinforcement. The critical parameters for the walls are derived from the experiment: displacement ductility values corresponding to 15% strength degradation of the walls reach up to 2.6 and 4.5 in the shear and flexure failure modes, respectively; stiffness values of flexure- and shear-dominated walls rapidly degrade to 17% – 19% and 48% – 57% of initial stiffness at 0.50 D max(displacement at peak load). The experiment suggests that RMSWs could be assigned a higher damping ratio(~14%) for collapse prevention design and a lower damping value(~7%) for a fully operational limit state or serviceability limit state.     

混凝土多孔砖和组合配筋砖小截面墙体抗震性能的试验研究

针对农村窗间墙过窄的现状,提出一种组合配筋砌体以抵抗地震剪力,并提出混凝土多孔砖组合配筋砌体的参考公式.通过对混凝土多孔砖和组合配筋砖小截面墙体进行反复荷载下的抗震性能试验研究,讨论两种不同类型砌体的破坏特征、滞回特性、骨架曲线和抗剪强度等问题.组合配筋砌体与无筋砌体相比,抗震性能明显提高,延性增强.结果表明组合配筋砌体是一种能够明显改善小截面墙体抗震性能的实用方法,可在农村地区推广.     

Effectiveness of superelastic bars for seismic rehabilitation of clay‐unit masonry walls

This paper presents the results on shaking table tests of half‐scale brick walls performed to investigate the effectiveness of newly developed Cu–Al–Mn superelastic alloy (SEA) bars in retrofitting of historical masonry constructions. Problems associated with conventional steel reinforcing bars lie in degradation of stiffness and strength, or pinching phenomena, under cyclic loading, and presence of large residual cracks in structures during and after intense earthquakes. This paper attempts to resolve the problems by applying newly developed Cu–Al–Mn SEA bars, characterized by large recovery strain, low material cost, and high machinability, as partial replacements for steel bars. Sets of unreinforced, steel reinforced, and SEA‐reinforced specimens are subjected to scaled earthquake excitations in out‐of‐plane direction. Whereas steel‐reinforced specimens showed large residual inclinations, SEA‐reinforced specimens resulted in stable rocking response with slight residual inclinations. Corresponding nonlinear finite element (FE) models are developed to simulate the experimental observations. The FE models are further used to examine the sensitivity of the response with respect to the variations in experimental conditions. Both the experimental and numerical results demonstrate the superiority of Cu–Al–Mn SEA bars to conventional steel reinforcing bars in avoiding pinching phenomena. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

水泥砂浆面层加固砌体墙抗震可靠指标研究

采用水泥砂浆面层加固方法加固砌体房屋是一种简单有效的方法。对比分析了《砌体结构加固设计规范》(GB 50702-2011)^[3]和《建筑抗震加固技术规程》(JGJ 116-2009)^[4]中钢筋网水泥砂浆面层加固砌体墙的可靠性;对10片未加固低强度砖墙和20片单面钢筋网水泥砂浆面层加固低强度砖墙进行拟静力试验,分析了未加固和加固墙体的破坏模式和机理,并提出了适用于钢筋网水泥砂浆面层加固砌体墙的抗震验算公式。研究表明：两标准的可靠水平差别较大,实际应用时,易产生矛盾;未加固墙主要发生沿阶梯形斜裂缝受剪破坏,加固墙主要发生沿通缝受剪破坏和沿阶梯形斜裂缝受剪破坏;建议公式的计算值与试验值吻合良好,未加固墙抗震可靠指标为2.2,加固墙抗震可靠指标为2.5～3.1;砂浆面层加固砌体结构可以显著提高结构的抗震性能。     

碳纤维加固严重破坏砌体墙的试验研究

为研究碳纤维布加固严重破坏砌体墙的有效性,开展了4片严重破坏墙体的碳纤维布加固试验,研究了试件在低周反复荷载作用下的试验性能,考查了其破坏形态和破坏特征,对比分析了墙体的承载力、延性和耗能能力等性能。研究表明:采用粘贴碳纤维布加固严重破坏墙体的方法是可行且有效的;加固后墙体的抗剪承载力、变形性能都较原墙墙体有明显提高;碳纤维布布置方法不同,对墙体的约束效果不同;碳纤维布破坏时其应变远小于其极限抗拉应变,建议碳纤维布加固严重破坏墙体时无须使用高强度的碳纤维布。     

土坯墙体抗震加固的试验研究

通过对4片西北地区传统土坯墙体在低周往复荷载作用下的抗震性能试验研究,对比分析了竹胶板及木柱木梁加固墙片的破坏形态、水平承载力、变形性能、骨架曲线、刚度退化曲线、滞回曲线与耗能性能。试验研究表明:加固墙片可有效提高墙体的抗震性能。在此基础上提出用竹胶板加固既有且在用的村镇土坯墙体房屋,该加固方式经济有效,又能在一定程度上保存建筑原始风貌,满足实际工程的设计要求。     

组合砌体房屋抗震性能试验研究及分析

对1／4比例的9层组合砌体房屋模型进行了拟静力试验，得到此类结构的有关抗震性能指标，在此基础上，对试验模型和原型房屋进行了非线性地震反应分析，探讨了此类房屋的动力反应特性，对组合砌体房屋的抗震能力作出了较为客观的评价，并对应采取的抗震措施提出了建议。