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Numerical Modelling of Masonry Infill Walls in Existing Steel Frames Against Experimental Results

Di Sarno, L; Wu, JR; Freddi, F; Gutiérrez-Urzúa, F; D’Aniello, M; Bousias, S; (2022) Numerical Modelling of Masonry Infill Walls in Existing Steel Frames Against Experimental Results. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas. STESSA 2022. (pp. pp. 491-498). Springer: Cham, Switzerland. Green open access

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Abstract

The presence of masonry infills may significantly affect the seismic behaviour of existing steel moment-resisting frames, characterised by low lateral force resistance and inadequate energy dissipation capacity due to the lack of seismic detailing. Masonry infills may cause variation of internal force distribution along beams and columns, resulting in large local seismic demands at beam-column joints and consequently leading to soft-storey mechanisms. Several numerical models have been developed to account for the effects of masonry infills, among which the equivalent strut models were most widely used. However, it has been argued that despite its ability to capture the global response of structures, the single-strut model may not be adequate to correctly simulate the internal forces distributions in steel members. To this end, the present study investigates modelling strategies of infilled steel frames using both single- and three-strut models. The results from different modelling approaches are compared among them and with experimental tests, providing insights on the influence of the modelling strategies both at global and local levels.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Numerical Modelling of Masonry Infill Walls in Existing Steel Frames Against Experimental Results
Event: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas
ISBN-13: 9783031038105
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_51
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03811-2_51
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Masonry infills, Existing steel frames, Equivalent strut models
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150485
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