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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 18, Number 4, April 2020 , pages 451-466 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2020.18.4.451 |
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Parametric study on the lateral strength of URM wall, retrofitted using ECC mortar |
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Alireza Namayandeh Niasar, Farshid Jandaghi Alaee and Sohail Majid Zamani
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| Abstract | ||
| In this paper, the effect of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) on the lateral strength of a bearing unreinforced Masonry (URM) wall, was experimentally and numerically investigated. Two half scale solid walls were constructed and were tested under quasi-static lateral loading. The first specimen was an un-retrofitted masonry wall (reference wall) while the second one was retrofitted by ECC mortar connected to the wall foundation via steel rebar dowels. The effect of pre-compression level, ECC layer thickness and one or double-side retrofitting on the URM wall lateral strength was numerically investigated. The validation of the numerical model was carried out from the experimental results. The results indicated that the application of ECC layer increases the wall lateral strength and the level of increment depends on the above mentioned parameters. Increasing pre-compression levels and the lack of connection between the ECC layer and the wall foundation reduces the influence of the ECC mortar on the wall lateral strength. In addition, the wall failure mode changes from flexure to the toe-crashing behavior. Furthermore, in the case of ECC layer connected to the wall foundation, the ECC layer thickness and double-side retrofitting showed a significant effect on the wall lateral strength. Finally, a simple method for estimating the lateral strength of retrofitted masonry walls is presented. The results of this method is in good agreement with the numerical results. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| retrofitting; engineered cementitious composites; earthquake; quasi-static lateral loading; numerical study | ||
| Address | ||
| Alireza Namayandeh Niasar, Farshid Jandaghi Alaee : Department of Civil Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran Sohail Majid Zamani: Structural Engineering Dept., BHRC, Tehran, Iran | ||