Journal of Applied Sciences1812-56541812-5662Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jas.2007.942.950ArulselvanSuyamburaja SubramanianK. Perumal PillaiE.B. SanthakumarA.R. 7200777Experimental investigation was planned and conducted
to study the influence of brick masonry infill in a reinforced cement
concrete frame. The analytical methods available needs validation by comparison
with experimental results and more accurate methods of analysis like finite
element analysis has to be used for the above purpose. In this study,
RC frame with middle bay brick infilled representing a five-stories, three
bay building in quarter-scale has been taken for experimental investigation
and the available methods of theoretical analysis and finite element analysis
using ANSYS software for the frames have been carried out. Until the cracks
developed in infills, the contribution of the infill to both lateral stiffness
and strength was very significant. The change in lateral stiffness, strength,
ductility and natural period of the framed structure due to the presence
of infills change the behaviour of the building under seismic action.
The object of this study was to investigate the behaviour of such infilled
frames under seismic loads. For this purpose, five stories, three bay
frames with central portion infilled with brick were tested under static
cyclic loading simulating seismic action. Analytical works was done to
understand the stiffness, strength and behaviour of these types of frames.]]>Asteris, P.G.,200312910711079Chiou, Y.J., J. Cherng and Y.W. Liou,200612511091117Das, D. and C.V.R. Murthy,20042004Das, D. and C.V.R. Murthy,20042004Ghosh, K. and M.M. Amde,2002128881889Govindan, P.,198683567575Holmes, M.,196119473478Holmes, M.,1963253138IS 13920,1993IS 1893,2002Kodur, V.K.R., M.A. Erki and J.H.P. Quenneville,19982595102Lu, Y.,2002128169178Liauw, T.C. and K.H. Kwan,198511114271448Madan, A., M. Reinhorn, J.B. Mande and R.E. Valles,199712312951302Paulay, T. and M.J.N. Priestley,1992pp: 744pp: 744Perumal, P.E.B.,19941994Smith, B.S.,196288183190Satyanarayanan, S. and P. Govindan,198963542552Sobaih, M. and M.M. Abdin,198830457464