Analytical Models for Reinforced Masonry Components
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Masonry construction comprises a large portion of building                      construction in the U.S. and the world.  Reinforced masonry                     construction use is increasing in moderate to higher seismic zones              because of its apparent features of economy, fire safety,                       architectural flexibility and ease of construction.  The present state          of masonry structural analysis and design, and materials and                    construction technologies does not enable an accurate prediction of             building behavior under lateral loads such as seismic loads.  In the            U.S., masonry buildings are designed and built with methods, codes and          standards that rely upon a mixture of working stress methods,                   empirical rules, and questionable methods for determining allowable             stress values.  Masonry is also a complex building material because of          the large number of design and construction variables which influence           the final product configuration and its response under seismic loads.           In order to describe the seismic response of masonry buildings it is            necessary to develop the fundamental knowledge base to determine basic          design methodologies consistent with safety and economic requirements.                                                                                          This research project is concerned with analytical modeling of                  reinforced masonry structures.  In particular the research is focused           on the finite element method where the models are used to develop               behavior rules and parameters in support of other                               modeling methods.  The models are then validated by using                       experimental data from other research projects.  This project is                part of the U.S.-Japan Coordinated Program for Masonry Building                 Research and the Technical Coordinating Committee for Masonry                   Research (TCCMAR) Program.
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