Fabrication of reinforced concrete infilled frames having window opening for quasi static cyclic test
| Author(s) | : | Zeeshan Umar |
| Institution | : | M.Sc. Student, Department of Civil engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Published In | : | Vol. 6, Issue 8 — August 2019 |
| Page No. | : | 95-99 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Infill walls in reinforced concrete frames or any other type of frames are considered as non-structural componentsin most of the design codes and are not taken into consideration in design phase. They are only considered as partition wallsin frame structures. However, it has been observed from past earthquake events and experimental studies that the infill wallsgreatly affect the overall seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames. Infill walls have both beneficial and adverse ornegative effects on the overall response of frames during earthquakes. In this research study, two full scaled, reinforcedconcrete infilled frames having brick masonry infill walls were constructed. Both the RC infilled frames were having windowopenings. One of the RC infilled frames was having polyethylene foam at the interface of infill wall and surrounding frame.The beams, columns and footings of both reinforced concrete frames were having a concrete mix ratio of 1:2:4 andwater-cement ratio of 0.45. After 28 days of moist curing, white washing of both reinforced concrete frames was done
Zeeshan Umar, “Fabrication of reinforced concrete infilled frames having window opening for quasi static cyclic test”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 6, Issue 8, pp. 95-99, August 2019.
