Influence of Masonry Infill Walls on Seismic Performance of RC Framed Structures a Comparision of AAC and Conventional Brick Infill
Vikas P. Jadhao1, Prakash S. Pajgade2
1Vikas Prakash Jadhao, M.E. Student, Civil Engineering Department, Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology and Research, Badnera, Maharashtra, India.
2Dr. Prakash S. Pajgade, Civil Engineering Department, Prof. Ram Meghe institute of Technology and Research, Badnera, Maharashtra, India.
Manuscript received on March 12, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on April 13, 2013. | Manuscript published on April 30, 2013. | PP: 148-153 | Volume-2, Issue-4, April 2013. | Retrieval Number: D1347042413/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: The construction of reinforced concrete buildings with unreinforced infill is common practice in India. Infill panels have traditionally been made of heavy rigid materials, such as clay bricks or concrete blocks. However, more lightweight and flexible infill options Such as AAC (aerated light weight concrete) blocks are now available in India to be used as masonry infill (MI) material in reinforced concrete (RC) framed buildings. The behavior of in-filled reinforced concrete (R/C) frames has been studied experimentally and analytically by a number of researchers. It has been recognized that infill materials give significant effect to the performance of the resulting in-filled frame structures. Most of the researches carried out in this area are focused on parameters such as the distribution of MI, variation of geometry, the strength of infill materials and the relative stiffness of infill to frame elements. The study of the effect of types of infill materials used (lightweight versus conventional brick masonry) on the behavior of in-filled R/C frames is however still limited. Previous experimental study has concluded that the R/C frame in-filled with AAC blocks exhibited better performance under lateral loads than that in-filled with conventional clay bricks. In the present paper an investigation has been made to study the behaviour of RC frames with both AAC block and conventional clay bricks infill when subjected to seismic loads.
Keywords: AAC (autoclaved aerated light weight concrete blocks), FEMA 273, FEMA 356, in-filled frames.