2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research for Improving Seismic Performance of Brick Masonry Walls
| Project/Area Number |
22760420
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Building structures/materials
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| Research Institution | Oita University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 国際貢献 / 自然災害 / 防災 / 耐震 |
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| Research Abstract |
To improve seismic performance of the existing houses in developing countries, an investigation to propose a seismic retrofit method for masonry walls was carried out. Results are summarized as follows. Lateral load carrying capacities of the partially grouted and the unreinforced masonry walls could be enhanced remarkably by reinforced polymer cement mortar(PCM) overlay. Experimental shear capacity of the partially grouted masonry wall after retrofit could be predicted by summation of the theoretical strengths of masonry wall and PCM overlay. However, the summation of theoretical strengths exceeds experimental shear capacity of the unreinforced masonry wall after retrofit.
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