Premium
Out‐of‐plane behaviour of a full scale stone masonry façade. Part 2: shaking table tests
Author(s) -
Costa Alexandre A.,
Arêde António,
Costa Alfredo Campos,
Penna Andrea,
Costa Aníbal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.2314
Subject(s) - earthquake shaking table , masonry , full scale , structural engineering , engineering , scale (ratio) , acceleration , table (database) , geotechnical engineering , geology , forensic engineering , computer science , geography , physics , cartography , classical mechanics , data mining
SUMMARY The present work describes a shaking table experimental campaign specifically developed for the characterisation of the out‐of‐plane response of a full scale stone masonry façade. After the description of the specimen and the selection of the input motion presented in a companion paper (Part 1), the experimental campaign is illustrated and extensively described. The out‐of‐plane behaviour of the sacco masonry façade is presented in terms of displacements, velocities, and accelerations recorded during the shaking table tests. A one‐sided rocking response of the façade was observed prior to collapse. The impacts were clearly identified in the acceleration records. The façade overturning occurred with the expected failure mode, as predicted in the design of the test. Finally, some conclusions are drawn regarding the observed behaviour and particular features of this type of stone masonry constructions, which may influence the global behaviour of the façade. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.