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Eurocode 8 imposes the use of reinforced solutions in order to ensure that the in-plane and out-of-plane damage of masonry infill walls due to seismic actions complies with given performance level requirements. Nevertheless, Eurocode 8 does not provide design rules or methodologies for the detailing of such reinforcement. An experimental programme was thus defined for assessing the response of innovative solutions for non-load bearing masonry enclosures using LNEC’s triaxial shake table. Two reinforcement solutions were tested on single leaf clay brick infill walls: (i) horizontal reinforcement in the bedding planes of the masonry units and (ii) reinforced mortar coating. Furthermore, a testing device for masonry infill panels was specifically conceived for this project. A detailed description of the methods used is given and the experimental results are partially presented and interpreted on the basis of the structural response and its evolution with damage.
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The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme [FP7/2007–2013] for access to the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC), Portugal under grant agreement n° 227887. Opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SERIES.
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Leite, J. et al. (2015). Assessment of Innovative Solutions for Non-Load Bearing Masonry Enclosures. In: Taucer, F., Apostolska, R. (eds) Experimental Research in Earthquake Engineering. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 35. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10136-1_16
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