Out-of-plane behavior of brick masonry walls: influence of the tie spacing

Authors: Andreia Martins, Graça Vasconcelos, Alfredo Campos-Costa, Javier Ortega, Nuno Mendes

ABSTRACT:

In order to contribute to increasing of knowledge about seismic behavior of brick veneer walls, an experimental campaign was developed on brick veneer walls attached to RC infilled frames. This paper describes some results on the out-of-plane performance of a constructive system characteristic of Portugal and South of Europe by considering different tie layout of steel ties.

Key Words:
Brick veneer walls, experimental analysis out-of-plane behavior, steel ties
Affiliation:

Andreia Martins1| Graça Vasconcelos2 | Alfredo Campos-Costa3 | Javier Ortega2 | Nuno Mendes2
1 DST Group, Portugal
2 ISISE, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
3 Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal