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Mathematical Macromodeling of Infilled Frames: State of the Art

J. Struct. Eng. 137, 1508 (2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000384 (10 pages)

P. G. Asteris, M.ASCE1, S. T. Antoniou2, D. S. Sophianopoulos, M.ASCE3, and C. Z. Chrysostomou4

1Assistant Professor, Computational Mechanics Laboratory, Dept. of Civil and Construction Engineering, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, N. Heraklion, Athens, Greece, GR 14121 (corresponding author). E-mail: pasteris@otenet.gr
2SeismoSoft Research and Development Director, SeismoSoft—Software Solutions for Earthquake Engineering, Perikleous Stavrou St., Chalkis, Greece, GR 34100. E-mail: s.antoniou@seismosoft.com
3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, Greece, GR 38334. E-mail: dimsof@civ.uth.gr
4Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus Univ. of Technology, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus. E-mail: c.chrysostomou@cut.ac.cy

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(Submitted 15 July 2009; accepted 13 January 2011; posted ahead of print 15 January 2011)

The primary objective of this paper is to present a general review of the different macromodels used for the analysis of infilled frames. A number of distinct approaches in the field of analysis of infilled frames since the mid-1950s have yielded several analytical models. These studies stressed that the numerical simulation of infilled frames is difficult and generally unreliable because of the very large number of parameters to be taken into account and the magnitude of the uncertainties associated with most of them. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of each macromodel are pointed out, and practical recommendations for the implementation of the different models are indicated.

© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers

Acknowledgments

The writers would like to acknowledge the suggestions of the editor of the Journal of Structural Engineering, Professor Sashi K. Kunnath, on the structure of this paper.

Article Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Behavior of Infilled Frames
  3. Macromodels
    1. Diagonal-Strut Model
    2. Multiple-Strut Models
    3. Comparison of Response of Different Strut Models
  4. Conclusions

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Failure modes, Frames, Masonry

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