Research Article

Numerical Study on the In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Resistance of Brick Masonry Infill Panels in Steel Frames

Table 4

Summary of the key IDA results for different infill configurations.

SpecimenExcitationPGD (mm)PGA (g) = 1.0 = 0.75 = 0.6
PWD1 (mm)PWA2 (g)PWD (mm)PWA (g)PWD (mm)PWA (g)

Case  I5%El-Centro10.70.0164.90.8925.10.9065.30.941
15%El-Centro32.00.04828.80.91830.00.85132.30.898
25%El-Centro53.40.08031.21.07236.70.921FailureNA
35%El-Centro74.70.11237.91.465FailureNAFailureNA
50%El-Centro106.80.159FailureNAFailureNAFailureNA
75%El-Centro160.20.239FailureNAFailureNAFailureNA

Case  II5%El-Centro10.70.0166.20.9156.70.8987.00.870
15%El-Centro32.00.04816.31.62518.11.56319.41.528
25%El-Centro53.40.08038.41.35443.71.34446.51.336
35%El-Centro74.70.11246.31.347FailureNAFailureNA
50%El-Centro106.80.159FailureNAFailureNAFailureNA
75%El-Centro160.20.239FailureNAFailureNAFailureNA

Case  III5%El-Centro10.70.0164.10.3794.40.3665.30.289
15%El-Centro32.00.04811.70.58112.10.49713.70.464
25%El-Centro53.40.08015.30.97216.80.72320.00.868
35%El-Centro74.70.11236.21.01839.00.69847.60.598
50%El-Centro106.80.15973.21.50374.71.46787.71.405
75%El-Centro160.20.239191.11.531FailureNAFailureNA

Peak wall displacement; peak wall acceleration.