INELASTIC BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED BRICK AND REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS UNDER THE ACTION OF LATERAL LOADS

Abstract

Analytical and experimental study of the behaviour of reinforced brick and reinforced concrete members subjected to lateral loads is presented. Theoretical load-deflectic.n curves for such members with certain assumed stress-stra -r. characteristics of steel, brick and concrete is compared with -those obtained experimentally. The variable parameters in this study include percentage of steel, the shape of stress M strain curve for brick and concrete and the strai..~. level in these materials. The study is aimed at arriving a set of structural parameters for economical design of members taking into account the energy absorbing capacity of the materials.