An investigation on behavior of RC frames with non-interacting infill wall

Bikce M., EMSEN E., Erdem M. M., Bayrak O. F.

ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, vol.245, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 245
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112920
  • Journal Name: ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Geobase, ICONDA Bibliographic, INSPEC, Metadex, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Keywords: Infill wall, RC frame, Non-interacting infill wall, Autoclaved aerated concrete, Cyclic loading, Finite element simulation, REINFORCED-CONCRETE FRAMES, MOMENT-RESISTING FRAMES, PLASTIC-DAMAGE MODEL, MASONRY INFILL, SEISMIC PERFORMANCE, ELASTIC PERIOD, SLIDING JOINTS, INPLANE, BUILDINGS, PLANE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Infill walls, which are generally assumed as dead loads in building design, affect the lateral resistance, stiffness, and energy consumption of the frames. Investigations conducted after earthquakes show that the infill walls, whose effects are neglected in the design, can change the earthquake behavior of the structure and cause unforeseen damages in the buildings and even collapses in some cases. In order to match the behavior of designed and built frames, the technique of isolating the infill wall from the RC frame with non-interacting infill was adopted. In this study, in-plane behavior of bare, traditionally infilled frames and a frame with non-interacting infill wall were investigated experimentally under reversed cycling loads, then their numerical models were calibrated. As a result, in contrast to the traditionally infilled frame, it has been seen that the frame with noninteracting infill behaves close to the bare frame in the initial drifts and maintains its lateral resistance without a damage until further drifts. Therefore, it has been found that constructing the infill wall with noninteracting joint improves the in-plane behavior.