1 M.A.Sc. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, shabanw@mcmaster.ca
2 Associate Professor, Martini, Mascarin and George Chair in Masonry Design, Co-Director, Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, eldak@mcmaster.ca
3 Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Effective Design of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada, mekky@mcmaster.ca
ABSTRACT
In this paper, fragility curves, based on experimental test data, were developed as part of an ongoing research program at McMaster University focusing on quantifying the seismic performance of reinforced masonry (RM) components and systems. The program ultimately aims at developing and experimentally substantiating a comprehensive reliability-based approach to seismic design and detailing of RM construction. The current study focuses on statistically quantifying the performance of RM structural walls as the main Seismic Force Resisting System (SFRS) components in accordance with guidelines set out in recent Applied Technology Council [1] and FEMA 445 [2]. A database of previously reported experimental results [3] was used to generate experimentally-based fragility curves in an effort towards facilitating the adoption of RM as a SFRS in the next generation of performance-based seismic design codes in North America.
KEYWORDS: fragility curves, flexural failure, reinforced masonry, seismic response, shear failure, performance-based design
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