Shaking Table Test of Model House of Brick Masonry for Seismic Construction

Abstract eng:
In under-developing countries, many devastating earthquake damages occurred. In order to mitigate the damage of under-developing countries, Japanese research group has initiated cooperative studies with Asian countries, such as Pakistan, Indonesia, and so on. In under-developing countries, there are many masonry structures. The structures were damaged in earthquakes. In order to provide the study and dissemination materials for countermeasure against earthquake damages, the dynamic collapse test of a masonry house 3m x 3m x 3m which was made of Pakistan bricks was conducted, using a one-direction horizontal shaking table and video graphic measurements. The test results indicated that the careful and manual construction would induced no damages. In order to estimate the seismic performance of masonry structures, a new numerical simulating method was developed using the Extended Distinct Element Method (EDEM) and carried out the collapsing process simulations of real size brick masonry houses which were used at the shaking table tests.

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