Masonry CSEB Building Models under Shaketable Testing-An Experimental Study

In this experimental investigation shake table tests were conducted on two reduced models that represent normal single room building constructed by Compressed Stabilized Earth Block (CSEB) from locally available soil. One model was constructed with earthquake resisting features (EQRF) having sill band, lintel band and vertical bands to control the building vibration and another one was without Earthquake Resisting Features. To examine the seismic capacity of the models particularly when it is subjected to long-period ground motion by large amplitude by many cycles of repeated loading, the test specimen was shaken repeatedly until the failure. The test results from Hi-end Data Acquisition system show that model with EQRF behave better than without EQRF. This modified masonry model with new material combined with new bands is used to improve the behavior of masonry building.

Authors:

• Lakshmi Keshav
• V. G. Srisanthi

Keywords:

• Earth Quake Resisting Features
• Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks
• Masonry structures
• Shake table testing
• Horizontal and vertical bands.

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