EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON ULTIMATE LATERAL STRENGTH OF PARTIAL INFILLED BRACED FRAMES.

摘要

For high rise buildings in general SOFT STOREYS (frames without infill or complete opening) are provied at parking level. Such soft storeys Collapse at the time of earthquake at rector Scale 6 and above because such frames have lasser lateral load capacity in comparison to other level storeys . Infill walls are mostly considered as non-structural elements. But such walls are effective for carrying LATERAL LOADS, for that experimental investigation was planned and conducted to study the effect of partially in filled braced Steel frames in comparison to bare steel frames, for partial infill different materials like cement mortar and plain cement concrete were used. The impart aspect is that no lugs are used between infill and frame. All these frame including bare frames are tested up to collapse and results are reported. The behaviour of such frames subjected to horizontal loads alone been tested and useful conclusions are drawn.