| Earthquakes and Structures Volume 6, Number 1, January 2014, pages 45-69 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2014.6.1.045 | |
On the seismic behavior of a reinforced concrete building with masonry infills collapsed during the 2009 L | |
Michele Palermo, Ricardo Rafael Hernandez, Silvia Mazzoni and Tomaso Trombetti
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| Abstract [Buy Article] | |
| The 2009 L’Aquila, Italy earthquake shook a high density area causing a wide spectrum of damage to reinforced concrete with infill buildings, one of the most common building types used in Italy. The earthquake has proven to be a “full-scale” laboratory to further understand building performance. This paper presents the first results of a joint research effort between the University of Bologna and Degenkolb Engineers, aimed at investigating the seismic behavior of an infilled frame building that collapsed during the earthquake. State-of-the-practice techniques were implemented as a way to determine the reliability of these modeling techniques in anticipating the observed building performance. The main results indicate that: (i) the state-of-the-practice techniques are able to predict the observed behavior of the buildings; (ii) the masonry infills have a great influence on the behavior of the building in terms of stiffness, strength and global ductility. | |
| Key Words | |
| seismic response; masonry infills; L’Aquila earthquake | |
| Address | |
| Michele Palermo and Tomaso Trombetti: Universitá di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy Ricardo Rafael Hernandez: Degenkolb Engineers, 300 South Grand Ave, Suite 1115, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, USA Silvia Mazzoni: Degenkolb Engineers, 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA | |
