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The recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) brick masonry structure with vertical constructional reinforcements is proposed in this paper. The experimental study of two RAC brick masonry buildings with two floors is carried out by shaking table test. The two test models have the same wall thickness 120 mm. The door and windows are set on the first floor, and the windows are set on the second floor. The difference between the two models is one with vertical constructional reinforcements, and the other without. The El Centro earthquake ground motion was input to the models during test. The acceleration on the shaking table, the first floor and the second floor, the displacement between adjacent floors, the structural damage and failure characteristics during every stages are tested and analyzed. The results show that: compared to the normal RAC brick masonry building, the building with vertical constructional reinforcements has slighter damage and smaller relative displacement between RAC bricks and shows better seismic performance. The buildings with vertical construction reinforcement may be used in the seismic rural areas.
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Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
ISSN: 1000-1301
Year: 2012
Issue: 4
Volume: 32
Page: 111-117
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