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Analysis of the equivalent strut width expressions for modeling masonry infilled frames

ABSTRACT

The focus of this paper is to evaluate the effects of considering masonry infill walls as resistant elements in concrete structures. Recommendations of the recently updated Brazilian code for the design of structural masonry - ABNT NBR 16868-1 - were included in the analysis of this paper. Expressions presented in the literature and in Brazilian code were used to determine the equivalent diagonal width. Two-dimensional models with the aid of the Finite Element Method (FEM) were used to determine the equivalent diagonal width allowing the comparison with analytical expressions from the literature. The differences were also analyzed in terms of lateral displacements of a multistory reinforced concrete building with concrete masonry infill walls. The simulations were carried out using ANSYS and FTOOL programs. Significant differences between the values of the equivalent diagonal width obtained by the expressions from the literature were observed in all the single-story single-bay frames. Such differences had influence on the lateral displacements of the single-story frames and the multistory building. For the cases analyzed, the expression proposed by Mainstone was the one that led to the best results in comparison to MEF simulations.

Keywords
Participating masonry; Structural analysis; Infill frames

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