Methodology for mitigation of seismic hazards in existing unreinforced masonry buildings: Wall testing, out-of-plane
Abstract
This report describes an experimental program conducted on unreinforced masonry (URM) walls subjected to dynamic, out-of-plane motions. The experimental program is one of several tasks in an overall research program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, whose objective is to develop a methodology for mitigation of seismic hazards in existing unreinforced masonry buildings. Full-scale component tests on urm walls subjected to dynamic, out-of-plane motions were designed and conducted on 20 wall specimens subjected to 194 dynamic test sequences covering the full range of seismicity in the United States from a effective Peak Acceleration of 0.1 g to 0.4 g.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8310281.
- Keywords:
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- Earthquake Resistant Structures;
- Masonry;
- Mechanical Properties;
- Shock Tests;
- Walls;
- Concrete Structures;
- Earthquake Resistance;
- Structural Members;
- Vibration Tests;
- Engineering (General)