Affiliation(s)
1. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mother Teresa University, Shkup 1000, Macedonia;
2. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hasan Prishtina University, Prishinë 10000, Kosova
ABSTRACT
Perhaps the best way to
demonstrate the gained improvements in seismic performance of buildings,
integrated with IDRIZI infill walls, is to analyse typical building structures
subjected to real case earthquake scenarios. This paper presents obtained
analytical results for a characteristic 2D frame structure which (besides the
self-weight, superimposed dead loads and live loads) is subjected to real
earthquake ground motions. This study case treats three
story planar RC
(reinforced concrete) frame opened on the
ground story while its upper stories are infilled with classical masonry walls.
The purpose of this study case is to demonstrate “quantitatively” the seismic performance of this frame structure and,
more importantly, to estimate the level of seismic response improvements of the
frame when at its ground story is utilized IDRIZI infill wall with door
opening. The seismic action considered for this study case is a representation
of the 1979 Tivari earthquake, Montenegro.
Ultimately, this study demonstrates the remarkable
benefits the structure gains (in terms of seismic performance and safety) by
the use of IDRIZI wall system as a constitutive part of the 2D frame structure.
KEYWORDS
Structural control, IDRIZI
wall system, energy dissipation, time-history analysis.
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