Cyclic pushover test on an unreinforced masonry structure reseambling a typical Dutch terraced house

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Abstract

During the last years, induced seismicity in the northern part of the Netherlands increased and the seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures became an important issue. As the problem is recent, the current building stock is not designed to withstand earthquakes and national guidelines are under development, but currently not yet legally mandatory. Consequently, the validation of analysis methods, such as numerical models, for the assessment of URM buildings became of importance. In order to provide benchmarks for the validation procedures, an extensive experimental campaign was carried out at Delft University of Technology in 2015. The campaign selected as case study a terraced house typology, which was extensively built in the Netherlands during the period 1960-1980. The focus was on the characterisation of the typology at various levels: material, connection, component and assemblage level. In this paper, the experimental findings related to a cyclic pushover test on an assembled structure resembling a typical Dutch terraced house are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2017
Subtitle of host publicationSantiago, Chile
Pages1-12
Number of pages12
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering - Santiago, Chile
Duration: 9 Jan 201713 Jan 2017
Conference number: 16

Conference

Conference16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Abbreviated title16WCEE 2017
Country/TerritoryChile
CitySantiago
Period9/01/1713/01/17

Keywords

  • Unreinforced masonry structures
  • Experiments
  • Cyclic test
  • Pushover test
  • Structural response

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