Effect of AAC Infill Walls on Structural System Dynamics of a Concrete Building

2016-01-01
The effect of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) infill walls on the structural system dynamics of a two-story reinforced concrete building is investigated using its finite element structural model, which is calibrated to simulate the acceleration-frequency response curves from its forced vibration test. The model incorporating the AAC infill walls by equivalent diagonal struts captures the increase in lateral stiffness of the building and the torsional motions induced due to the asymmetrically placed AAC infill walls. A higher strut width coefficient than in ASCE/SEI 41-06 is recommended to model the stiffness of the AAC infill walls in the elastic range.
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Citation Formats
O. C. Çelik, “Effect of AAC Infill Walls on Structural System Dynamics of a Concrete Building,” JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, pp. 738–748, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36535.