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Seismic design guide for lowrise confined masonry buildings 7 a b figure 1. Seismic pushover analysis of existing masonry structures. The present manual is the end product of an earlier version version 1. However, past earthquakes in india and other countries have revealed weaknesses associated with both masonry and reinforced concrete frame construction. The guide focuses on confined masonry, a construction system consisting of masonry walls built first and horizontal. Seismic behaviour of confined masonry walls tomazevic.

The walls are made of different masonry units, ranging from hollow. Seismic design guide for confined masonry buildings 7 a b figure 1. Its bearing walls must be well constructed and must always be confined by reinforced concrete columns and beams. Many concerns of indian engineers and contractors have been addressed during the first large. The main contents are the definition of confined masonry, how it is different from reinforced masonry, advantages, disadvantages, key factors influencing seismic resistance of structures and types of failure. These concrete bands are referring to tie column and tie beam. A confined block masonry earthquakeresistant house is designed abd constructed so that its walls are able to resist earthquakes. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Walls confined by beams and columns resist earthquakes. Seismic design and behaviour of confined masonry buildings. Construction in an easytofollow language, and provides guidance on how. Confined masonry was used empirically since the early 1950s in peru, but it started to. Strength of the masonry used brick, adobe, concrete masonry, etc. However, it is only in the recent years with the development of technical details and proper documentation, it is breaking into modern building construction as a preferred alternative to lowrise rc buildings.

Confined masonry has been in use for more than a century mostly through informal process. Performance in recent earthquakes january 2010, haiti m 7. Confined masonry walls under lateral loads lateral load carrying capacity of confined masonry walls will depend on. Confined masonry construction consists of unreinforced masonry walls confined with reinforced concrete rc tiecolumns and rc tiebeams. Several past earthquakes have revealed the intrinsic poor performance of unreinforced masonry buildings as well as nonductile reinforced concrete rc frame. The results of tests of plain and confined masonry walls with hl ratio equal to 15, made at 1.

Confined masonry cm structures consists of unreinforced masonry walls confined with vertical and horizontal concrete bands around openings and masonry panel which resist against vertical and horizontal loads. Pdf confined masonry the current design standards namc. This seminar report explains the earthquake resistant confined masonry construction and basic guidelines. Confined masonry cm has been adopted as a costeffective and earthquakeresistant solution for buildings, mostly in developing countries. Confined masonry buildings performed very well in these major earthquakes some buildings were damaged, but no human losses. Confined masonry for one and two storey buildings in lowtech environments a guidebook for technicians and artisans n i c e e n at i o n al i nformation c entre of e art hqu ake e ngineering. The contents are the definition, how it is different from reinforced masonry, advantages, disadvantages, factors influence seismic resistance of. The tiecolumns and tiebeams provide confinement in the plane of the walls and also reduce outofplane bending effects in the walls. Book february 2017 with 6,643 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication.