Abstract :
In modern day construction practices, one of the most feasible choices of erecting concrete buildings is to construct concrete frame structures as it allows the contractors to follow a smooth pattern of work during the various construction stages with ease and appreciable economy. The frame members are infilled with concrete masonry units, bricks, cast-in-place concrete or wood etc. The design of reinforced concrete frames usually ignores the beneficial or adverse effects of incorporation of infill walls within a frame. The interaction of masonry units as framing elements and the adjoining frame members might not be noteworthy during static load analysis procedure however when the same reinforced concrete frame undergoes lateral drifts due to dynamic forces, the behavior of the infill walls becomes noteworthy. A review of the various approaches has been presented in this paper that addresses the performance of masonry infill walls under lateral loads i.e. the application of dynamic forces.
Keyword :
Infill wall, Concrete Masonry Unit, Lateral Loads, Dynamic Forces