ISSN: 1546-962X
CODEN: JAIOAD
Published Online: 23 March 2010
Page Count: 21

Seismic Performance Tests of Masonry and Masonry Veneer

Klingner, Richard E.
L.P. Gilvin Professor in Civil Engineering, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Shing, P. Benson
Professor, Dept. of Structural Engineering, The Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA

McGinley, W. Mark
Professor and Endowed Chair for Infrastructure Research Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY

McLean, David I.
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA

Okail, Hussein
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Structural Engineering, The Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Jo, Seongwoo
Graduate Research Assistant, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

(Received 12 September 2009; accepted 12 January 2010)

Abstract

This paper summarizes the preliminary findings of a research project on performance-based design of masonry and masonry veneer. The project includes quasi-static testing of clay masonry veneer with wood-stud and concrete masonry backings; shaking-table tests of concrete masonry and wood-stud wall segments with clay masonry veneer; and shaking-table tests of a full-scale wood-stud structure with clay masonry veneer and a concrete masonry structure with clay masonry veneer; and nonlinear analytical modeling. Based on the test results, recommendations are presented for refinements to current seismic design and detailing provisions for masonry and masonry veneer.

Keywords:
earthquake, design, masonry, veneer

Paper ID: JAI102740
DOI: 10.1520/JAI102740
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