STIFFNESS DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR OF RETROFITTED RC INFILLED FRAME UNDER CYCLIC LOADING

Sathiaseelan.P, Arulsevan.S

Abstract: The present study was to evaluate the load carrying capacity of retrofitted 3-bay 4-storey brick infill R.C frame using Ferro cement under cyclic loading. Generally bricks will not be considered as a structural element, but by an effective strengthening technique infill walls and RC frame elements can be kept together and forcing them to work as a whole until the end of the ground motion. The effectiveness of the retrofitted frame under cyclic load was investigated in terms of displacement, stiffness and load carrying capacity

Keywords: Retrofit, Ferro cement, R.C frame, brick infill, cyclic loading, stiffness degradation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0411037