Abstract
This article deals with an analysis of the behaviour of brick ceramic walls. The behaviour of the walls was analysed experimentally in order to obtain their bearing capacity under static loading and their seismic resistance. Simultaneously, numerical simulations of the experiments were carried out in order to obtain additional information on the behaviour of masonry walls made of ceramic blocks. The results of the geometrically and materially nonlinear computations were compared to the results of the performed tests.
Highlights
B efore its introduction to the market, masonry made from innovative clay hollow blocks filled with mineral wool, had to be tested for functionality and reaching the conformity with calculation models according to the Eurocode 6 [1] and/or Eurocode 8 [2], in more complex cases of load, before it was launched on the market
During the years 2011 – 2014, an extensive project [3,4,5,6] devoted to the assessment of the product static characteristics as well as the behaviour of the walls lined from these blocks was realized on Technical and Test Institute for Construction Prague, Czech Republic (TZÚS Praha)
The clay block masonry walls were tested for a load capacity under the short-term and long-term static load on small masonry walls [3, 4], possibly on walls and pillars of an actual size [5, 6]
Summary
B efore its introduction to the market, masonry made from innovative clay hollow blocks filled with mineral wool, had to be tested for functionality and reaching the conformity with calculation models according to the Eurocode 6 [1] and/or Eurocode 8 [2], in more complex cases of load, before it was launched on the market. During the years 2011 – 2014, an extensive project [3,4,5,6] devoted to the assessment of the product static characteristics as well as the behaviour of the walls lined from these blocks was realized on Technical and Test Institute for Construction Prague, Czech Republic (TZÚS Praha). Numerical simulations of the experiments for obtaining additional information on the clay block masonry wall behaviour were carried out – the same as by eccentric loaded pillars [7]. The calculation results are further compared with the results of the conducted tests
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