Masonry infill panels with openings, modeling, effect on seismic response of concrete frame and example study according the provisions in Morocco «RPS 2011»
- MOJ Civil Engineering
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Abdelaziz Benamar*, Twafik Elaouli and Taoufik Cherradi
University Mohammed the Fifth, Mohammadia Engineers School, Rabat, Marocco
Abstract
Masonry remains today an essential, even indispensable at buildings in Morocco, however, the lack of experimentation led to the neglect thereof in digital computing models especially the panels with openings. On the other hand, damage in seismic zones showed a significant participation of this panel on failure modes. It is noteworthy that the Moroccan seismic regulations RPS 2000 Reviewed in 2011 advocates modeling masonry infill panels with two equivalent rods [cf. Art No. 7.3.3].
Keywords
Masonry opening, Equivalent strut, Infill frame, RC frame, Brcing sails, Period-rigidity, Torsion-flexure, Linear curve, Priestley, Capacity curve