Numerical Investigation of the Behavior of Shear Infill Masonry Walls with Openings

Description:    Numerical investigation into the behaviour of infill masonry walls with and without openings when subjected to in-plane lateral loads.

Keywords:      Infill Walls, University of Alberta

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Lead Investigators:     Yasser Korany (University of Alberta)

CMRC Support:         Support has been provided through funding of the endowed MCAA Chair in Masonry Systems as well as financial and in-kind support through local CMRC members.

• NSERC IPS Student Mohammed Ashraf Nazief (Numerical investigation of the behavior of shear infill masonry walls with openings)

Impacts of Research:            The results of this research have helped to further contribute to our understanding of the complex behaviour of masonry infill frames under lateral loads.

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Conference Papers:

Nazief, M. and Korany, Y. (2013). “Diagonal strut model for masonry infill shear walls in various standards and codes.” Proceedings of the 12^th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Nazief, M. and Korany, Y. (2014). “Finite element modelling for masonry infill shear walls with and without openings.” Proceedings of the 4^th Annual International Conference on Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Athens, Greece.

Theses:

Nazief, M. A. (2014). Finite Element Characterization of the Behaviour of Masonry Infill Shear Walls With and Without Openings. Ph.D. – Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.