scholarly journals Investigation on Lateral Loading on Masonry Walls

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Hari Ram Parajuli ◽  
Arjun Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Lateral Loading ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Nonlinear Static Analysis ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Maximum Increase ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Maximum Decrease

5) Though a traditional material used for construction for ages, masonry is a complex composite material, and its mechanical behavior is influenced by a large number of factors, is not generally well understood. This research aims to study the methodology available in the literature to evaluate the increase in performance of masonry by applying different reinforcement options under in-plane lateral loading. Nonlinear static analysis has been carried out as part of this research to achieve the above objectives. Different unreinforced masonry wall panels were analyzed at various load conditions. Material properties for the masonry wall were taken from the experimental test results of previous literature. The walls were first checked for two failure mechanisms. The stress distributions of walls were checked in each step of analysis and shear failure, and rocking failure was found. Each wall was then analyzed for six different reinforcement options. The comparison of results obtained from the reinforced wall analysis with that of the unreinforced wall indicated significant increase in lateral load-bearing capacity and decreased wall displacement with reinforcement. The maximum increase in load-bearing capacity was achieved by adding chicken wire mesh or CFRP bands throughout the wall while the maximum decrease in displacement was achieved by adding 12 mm diameter bars at the spacing of one meter.

Numerical Analysis of Masonry Enhanced by Fiber Reinforced Lime-Based Render

2014 ◽  
Vol 624 ◽  
pp. 246-253
Author(s):  
Michal Přinosil ◽  
Petr Kabele
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Deformation Capacity ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Brittle Fiber

Out of plane load bearing capacity of a masonry structure enhanced by surface render made of high performance lime-based mortar is investigated by numerical simulations using the finite element method (FEM). The response of the wall is simulated firstly without render (as a reference) then with surface render consisting of conventional lime mortar with increased tensile strength (by addition of the metakaolin) without fibers and finally with the proposed lime-metakaolin mortar reinforced with PVA fibers. The thickness of the surface render is considered in two configurations (20 mm and 40 mm). Material parameters of masonry units (bricks), joints (mortar between bricks) and conventional plain render are chosen with regard to investigations of historic structures (reported in the literature), material characteristics of fiber reinforced render are evaluated based on experiments or numerical simulations of these experiments. Using these parameters and characteristics, the numerical simulations of masonry wall subjected to out of plane bending are performed. The results allow us to identify influence of the thickness and the material of render on load-bearing and deformation capacity, failure mode and amount and width of cracks. The results show that the conventional plain mortar improves load-bearing capacity and deformation capacity proportionately to the thickness of render, but the response remains brittle. Fiber reinforced mortar significantly increases the deformation capacity and load-bearing capacity and the amount of absorbed energy is significantly improved.

scholarly journals Structural performance of textile reinforced concrete sandwich panels under axial and transverse load

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-79
Author(s):  
Junqing Hong ◽  
Shaofeng Zhang ◽  
Hai Fang ◽  
Xunqian Xu ◽  
Honglei Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Ultimate Load ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Transverse Load ◽  
Composite Panels ◽  
Textile Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing

Abstract The performance of textile reinforced concrete composite panels (TRCCPs) under the action of pseudo-static load up to collapse was evaluated. The test of TRCCPs under axial and transverse loading was conducted, and the results were compared with those for steel wire mesh reinforced-concrete composite panels (SMRCCPs). Ceram-site concrete was utilized as the panel matrix owing to its lightweight and insulation characteristics. The ultimate load bearing capacity, load-deformation and load-strain relationships, and failure modes were discussed and investigated in comparison with the findings of non-linear finite-element-model (FEM) analysis and the analytic method on the basis of the reinforced concrete (RC) theory. The analysis results indicate that TRCCP is suitable for use as a potential structural member for a wall or slab system of buildings, and the typical RC theory can be applied to predict the ultimate load bearing capacity if modified suitably.

Nonlinear structural analysis of a masonry wall

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangli Du ◽  
Thomas Cornelius ◽  
Joergen Nielsen ◽  
Lars Zenke Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Vertical Load ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Support Conditions ◽  
Theoretical Developments

<p>Structural modelling of a masonry wall is challenging due to material properties, eccentricity of the vertical load, slenderness ratio etc. In recent theoretical developments for design of masonry walls, a new “Phi” method to determine the eccentricity is adopted in Eurocode 6. However, the comparisons between this method and the conventional “Ritter” method shows that for certain prerequisites it would result in substantial different load-bearing capacity. Hence, in order to investigate how support conditions influence the load bearing capacity of the wall, this study performs a nonlinear numerical analysis of a wall for several load cases in ABAQUS and the result is verified with an independently developed calculation tool using MATLAB. The results show that the top rotation plays a significant role for the load bearing capacity of the masonry wall supported by slabs at both ends. It is difficult to estimate the eccentricities without a rigorous calculation.</p>

INFLUENCE OF INITIAL DEFLECTIONS ON COUPLED BUCKLING STRENGTH OF UNSTIFFENED SQUARE BOX SECTION COLUMNS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Chen ◽  
Shozo Nakamura ◽  
Toshihiro Okumatsu ◽  
Takafumi Nishikawa
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Thickness Ratio ◽  
Initial Deflection ◽  
Influence Coefficient ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Buckling Strength ◽  
Maximum Decrease ◽  
Quantitative Influence

Although it is well known that initial deflections have a significant influence on coupled buckling strength, their quantitative influence is not clear. In this paper, a series of nonlinear finite element analyses to reveal the quantitative influence of initial deflections on coupled buckling strength are conducted with MSC.Marc. There are nine kinds of combinations about the size of local and overall initial deflections including 1/75, 1/150, 1/450 of the plate width and 1/500, 1/1000, 1/3000 of the column length. In addition, the width-thickness ratio and slenderness ratio parameters are also varied in the parametrical study. Both ranges of slenderness and the width-thickness ratio parameters are from 0.1 to 2.1. As a result, the initial deflection influence coefficient is proposed to describe the quantitative influence of local and overall initial deflections on coupled buckling strength. The numerical results reveal that the coefficient decreases with the increase of initial deflections. The sensitivity of the strength to initial deflections depends on both width-thickness and slenderness ratio parameters. The maximum decrease of 21.4% on load-bearing capacity caused by local initial deflection appears when width-thickness and slenderness ratio parameters equal to 1.2 and 2.1, respectively. Column strength is quite sensitive to overall initial deflection at the slenderness ratio parameter equal to 1.4. The maximum decrease in load-bearing capacity reaches 18.2%.

Deflection behavior and load-bearing period of structural glued laminated timber beams in fire including cooling phase

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-299
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Kinjo ◽  
Yusuke Katakura ◽  
Takeo Hirashima ◽  
Shuitsu Yusa ◽  
Kiyoshi Saito
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Fire Performance ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Glued Laminated Timber ◽  
Cooling Phase ◽  
Timber Beams

Purpose This paper aims to discuss the fire performance of glulam timber beams based on their deflection behavior and load-bearing period, which were obtained from load-bearing fire tests under constant load conditions. Design/methodology/approach In this report, the fire performance, primarily deflection behavior and load-bearing period of glued laminated (glulam) timber beams will be discussed from the standpoint of load-bearing fire tests conducted during the cooling phase under constant load conditions. Then, based on the charring depth and the per section temperature transformation obtained from loading test results, the load-bearing capacity of the glulam timber beams will be discussed using the effective section method and the strength reduction factor, which will be calculated in accordance with the European standards for the design of timber structures (Eurocode 5). Findings In the cooling phase, the charring rate is decreases. However, as the temperature in the cross section rises, the deflection is increases. The failure mode was bending failure because of tensile failure of the lamina at the bottom of the beam. Moreover, a gap caused by shear failure in a growth ring in the beam cross-section in the vicinity of the centroid axis was observed. Shear failure was observed up until 1 to 3 h before end of heating. The calculated shear strength far exceeded the test results. Shear strength for elevated temperature of glued laminated timber is likely to decrease than the shear strength in Eurocode 5. Originality/value Unlike other elements, a characteristic problem of timber elements is that their load-bearing capacity decreases as they are consumed in a fire, and their bearing capacities may continue to degrade even after the fuel in the room has been exhausted. Therefore, the structural fire performance of timber elements should be clarified during not only the heating phase but also the subsequent cooling phase. However, there are few reports on the load-bearing capacity of timber elements that take the cooling phase after a fire into consideration.

Increased load bearing capacity of mechanically joined FRP/metal joints using a pin structured auxiliary joining element

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Per Heyser ◽  
Vadim Sartisson ◽  
Gerson Meschut ◽  
Marcel Droß ◽  
Klaus Dröder
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Bearing

Load-Bearing Capacity of Direct Inlay-Retained Fibre-reinforced Composite Fixed Partial Dentures with Different Cross-Sectional Pontic Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Oana Tanculescu ◽  
Adrian Doloca ◽  
Raluca Maria Vieriu ◽  
Florentina Mocanu ◽  
Gabriela Ifteni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Fracture Pattern ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Polyethylene Fibre

The load-bearing capacity and fracture pattern of direct inlay-retained FRC FDPs with two different cross-sectional designs of the ponticwere tested. The aim of the study was to evaluate a new fibre disposition. Two types of composites, Filtek Bulk Fill Posterior Restorative and Filtek Z250 (3M/ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA), and one braided polyethylene fibre, Construct (Kerr, USA) were used. The results of the study suggested that the new tested disposition of the fibres prevented in some extend the delamination of the composite on buccal and facial sides of the pontic and increased the load-bearing capacity of the bridges.

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