Wenchuan Earthquake Field Reconnaissance on Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings with and without Masonry Infill Walls
Abstract eng: This paper focuses on the seismic performance of multi-story reinforced concrete (RC) frames with and without masonry infill wall, which were affected by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008. Field reconnaissance was carried out in Dujiangyan, Hanwang, and Yingxiu in order to investigate the types of damage observed in the infill walls and/or the bounding frames. Seismic code requirements are discussed and compared with observed details. Many structural deficiencies were highlighted by the earthquake damage, which include: soft and weak stories, strong-beams and weak-columns, short columns, interaction between the infill walls and the bounding RC frames.
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14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Conference Venue:
Bejing (CN)
Conference Dates:
2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17
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