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The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels

Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.

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Main Author: Jarvis, Wesley James
Other Authors: Haas, Trevor
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Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2014
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/86554 The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels Jarvis, Wesley James Haas, Trevor Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering. Buildings -- Earthquake effects Reinforced Concrete construction Masonry Earthquake resistant design Dissertations -- Civil engineering Structural frames UCTD Theses -- Civil engineering Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Certain regions within the Western Cape Province are at risk of a moderate intensity earthquake. It is therefore crucial that infrastructure in these areas be designed to resist its devastating effect. Numerous types of structural buildings exist in these seismic prone areas. The most common types are either reinforced concrete framed buildings with masonry infill or unreinforced masonry buildings. Many of these buildings predate the existence of the first loading code of 1989 which provided regulations for seismic design. The previous code was superseded in 2010 with a code dedicated to providing guidelines for seismic design of infrastructure. A concern was raised whether these buildings meet the requirements of the new code. A numerical investigation was performed on a representative reinforced concrete framed building with masonry infill to determine whether the building meets the new code’s requirements. The results from the investigation show that the stresses at critical points in the columns exceed the codified requirements, thus leading to local failure. After careful review it was discovered that these local failures in the columns will most likely lead to global failure of the building. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In sekere streke in die Wes-Kaap bestaan daar risiko van matige intensiteit aardbewings. Dit is dus noodsaaklik dat die infrastruktuur in hierdie gebiede ontwerp word om die vernietigende uitwerking te weerstaan. Gebous met verskillende tipes strukturele uitlegte kom in hierdie gebied voor. Die mees algemene struktuur tipe is gewapende beton-raam geboue met baksteen invol panele sowel as ongewapende baksteen geboue. Baie van hierdie geboue is gebou voor die eerste las-kode van 1989 wat regulasies vir seismiese ontwerp voorsien in gebruik geneem is. Die vorige kode is vervang in 2010 met ’n kode toegewy tot die verskaffing van riglyne vir seismiese ontwerp van infrastruktuur. Kommer het ontstaan of hierdie geboue voldoen aan die vereistes van die nuwe kode. ’n Numeriese ondersoek is uitgevoer op ’n verteenwoordigende gewapende beton geraamde gebou met baksteen panele om te bepaal of die gebou voldoen aan die nuwe kode vereistes rakende sismiese ontwerp. Die resultate van die ondersoek toon dat die spanning op kritieke punte in die kolomme die gekodifiseerde vereistes oorskry, wat tot plaaslike faling lei. Na verdere onderssoek is dit bepaal dat die plaaslike faling in die kolomme waarskynlik tot globale faling van die gebou sal lei. 2014-04-16T17:29:59Z 2014-04-16T17:29:59Z 2014-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86554 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xvii, 136 p. : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Buildings -- Earthquake effects
Reinforced Concrete construction
Masonry
Earthquake resistant design
Dissertations -- Civil engineering
Structural frames
UCTD
Theses -- Civil engineering
Jarvis, Wesley James
The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title_full The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title_fullStr The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title_full_unstemmed The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title_short The effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
title_sort effect of seismic activity on reinforced concrete frame structures with infill masonry panels
topic Buildings -- Earthquake effects
Reinforced Concrete construction
Masonry
Earthquake resistant design
Dissertations -- Civil engineering
Structural frames
UCTD
Theses -- Civil engineering
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86554
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