Research for Design of Reinforced Masonry Experimental      Research Building
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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 includes a preliminary and final design of                a full-scale test structure, planning and construction of a test                facility, preparation of a test plan, construction of the test                  structure, and conducting a full-scale test of a multistory                     reinforced masonry building.  Analytical modeling developed by                  other researchers is used to estimate limit states such as yield,               peak strength and interstory displacements for families of                      earthquake probable in the full range of U.S. seismic zones.                    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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