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  • Robustness of hollow clay masonry units and seismic behaviour of masonry walls
    Tomaževič, Miha ; Lutman, Marjana ; Bosiljkov, Vlatko
    As a recent experimental investigations indicated, the robustness of masonry units is one among the most decisive parameters which define the behaviour of masonry walls when subjected to seismic ... loads. If local britte failure of units occurs, the mechanism of behaviour and known relationships between the strength and ductility proprties od masonry walls change. In such a case, the design values of load bearing and energy dissipation capacity of masonry walls are overestimated, although the equations and requirements specified in the codes have been taken into consideration. If brittle units are used for the construction of structural walls, the actual structure will be exposed to an increased level of seismic risk although it has been designed for earthquake loads according to codes. This is especially the case of reinforced masonry, where brittle local failure prevents the transfer of predicted forces from reinforcing steel to masonry units. In order to provide limitations for the use of hollow units with large hole volume ratio and thin shells amd webs in seismic areas, a measure to define the qualitstive term "sufficient robustness", specified in Eurocode 8, should be found.
    Source: Construction & building materials. - ISSN 0950-0618 (Vol. 20, Nr. 10, 2006, str. 1028-1039)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2006
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 1095015

source: Construction & building materials. - ISSN 0950-0618 (Vol. 20, Nr. 10, 2006, str. 1028-1039)
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