Experımental Research On Flexıble And Frıctıon Joınts Between Brıcks For Dampıng The Movements

Abstract

This study was prepared for determining the effectiveness of polymer flexible joint for damping the movement which occurs between bricks in a masonry wall. In recent years also dry stack masonry was offered as infill wall in a reinforced concrete frame. To compare the effectiveness of polymer joint with friction based damping and to compare the behaviour with traditional stiff joints , dynamic and shear tests were performed. In the dynamic experiments the behaviours of three different masonry specimens are compared and the highest damping ratio is obtained in situation with polymer PM. When the bricks were fixed to the concrete beams with epoxy, damping values were decreased. Also it was seen that polymer joint increases the ductility of the assembly.