Nonlinear macromodeling of multistory RC buildings with masonry infill walls

Author:

El-Kholy Ahmed M.ORCID,Sayed Sayed M.,El-Assaly Mohamed M.

Abstract

AbstractThe structural behavior prediction of the multistory reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with masonry infill walls (MIWs) during earthquakes is challenging. This paper presents a nonlinear macromodeling strategy seeking a simple, reliable, and low-cost computational analysis of the multistory RC buildings that comprise MIWs, and that use frames or shear walls (SWs) for resisting the lateral load. The strategy employed four plastic hinge (PH) models for tracking the deformations (flexural, shear, and torsion) of the frame elements and joints, a multilinear plastic link for modeling the MIW, and a nonlinear multilayer shell element for modeling the SW. A flexural PH model characterized by discretization into fibers, a recommended position, and an iterative estimating for the PH length using a distinct formula for each loading level was proposed. This strategy was validated through eleven macromodels investigating four bare frames, four MIWs frames, and a SW where the average ultimate lateral load error was 9.2%, 3.6%, and 0.4%, respectively. Finally, the structural behavior of real ten-story buildings with/without MIWs was investigated. The results showed that the MIWs increased the shear capacity and the lateral stiffness with an average of 44.3% and 118.6%, respectively. Also, both the frames buildings with MIWs and the bare SWs buildings showed approximately equal lateral load capacities. Local damages in the RC vertical elements and yielding of the MIWs were recorded simultaneously. However, the MIWs yielding (and also failure) occurred earlier for the frames buildings compared with the SWs buildings in which the stress was relaxed in their MIWs.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Geophysics,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology,Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering

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