The Influence of Pier Stiffness Ratio on the Failure Modes of Masonry Structures

Table 4

The stiffness ratio of pier between windows and spandrel.

The models	The total stiffness of pier between windows	The total stiffness of spandrel	The stiffness ratio
			The total pier between windows and the total spandrel	One piece pier between windows and one piece spandrel
Model 1	15.25	9.66	1.58	1.76
Model 2	13.63		1.41	1.51
Model 3	18.83	13.20	1.43	1.58
Model 4	16.59		1.26	1.32
Model 5	12.72	6.00	2.12	2.35
Model 6	11.60		1.93	2.10