STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF REINCORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS WITH ASYMMETRIC MASONRY SHEAR WALLS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN MEXICAN CITIES

摘要

Use of masonry structural walls is a popular and an extended construction technique for improving earthquake building proficiency. In this paper, masonry wall-framed buildings located in Chilpancingo City, Mexico are numerically modeled. In the proposed models, asymmetric distribution of masonry walls, as well as three-dimensional and torsion characteristics are considered. Maximum building displacement under seismic loading are also presented. Actual reinforced concrete element's strength and the resulting seismic loading -as specified by the local construction code- are compared.