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EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT CONFINED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Dr. Svetlana Brzev Department of Civil Engineering British Columbia Institute of Technology Vancouver, Canada
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…and they can be very destructive
EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN
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Recent Deadly Earthquakes in the World
Ø 1993 Latur, Maharashtra, India – 8000 deaths Ø 1999 Ducze, Turkey – 20000 deaths Ø 2001 Bhuj, Gujarat, India – 14000 deaths Ø 2003 Boumerdes, Algeria – 3000 deaths Ø 2004 The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India - 270,000 deaths
Ø 2005 Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan and India -100000 deaths
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Building Construction Affected by Earthquakes
Ø Both low-rise and high-rise construction
Ø Both rural and urban construction
Ø Both masonry and concrete construction
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CONFINED MASONRY:
an opportunity for improved seismic
performance both for unreinforced
masonry and reinforced concrete
frame construction in low- and
medium-rise buildings
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Confined Masonry Construction: An Alternative to Reinforced Concrete Frame
Construction
An example from Chile (Source: Ofelia Moroni)
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Confined Masonry Construction: An Alternative to Unreinforced Masonry Construction
An example from Indonesia (Source: C. Meisl, EERI)
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Confined Masonry Construction: a Definition
Confined masonry is a construction system
where the walls are built first, and RC
columns and beams are cast afterwards.
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A difference between the confined masonry and reinforced concrete frames = construction
sequence
Confined Masonry – Walls first – Concrete later
Reinforced Concrete Frame – Concrete first – Walls later
Source: Tom Schacher
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10 Reinforced Concrete Frame Construction
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11 Confined Masonry Construction
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Key Components of a Confined Masonry Building
Key structural components of a confined
masonry building are: Ø Masonry walls made either of clay brick or
concrete block units Ø Tie-columns = vertical RC confining elements
which resemble columns in reinforced concrete frame construction.
Ø Tie-beams = horizontal RC confining elements which resemble beams in reinforced concrete frame construction.
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Components of a Confined Masonry Building
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Key Elements – Layout Rules
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Typical Floor Plans – Examples from Chile
Source: O. Moroni and M. Astroza
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Typical Floor Plans – Examples from Chile
Source: O. Moroni and M. Astroza
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Confined Masonry – Opportunity for Phased Construction
Source: M. Blondet
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Confined Masonry: Construction Process
Source: Tom Schacher
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Confined Masonry: Construction Process
Indonesia (C.Meisl) Slovenia (Lutman and Tomazevic)
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Ø Mexico Ø El Salvador Ø Indonesia Ø Pakistan
Confined Masonry Under Construction – Worldwide
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Confined Masonry: Construction Details
Good connections are of critical importance!
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Poor Connections=>Poor Earthquake Performance
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The Importance of Quality Construction
Key points: ü Qualified construction labour ü Good quality building materials (bricks,
cement, sand, steel, etc.) ü Good detailing according to recognized
construction guidelines ü Regular site inspection by qualified inspectors
Source: M. Blondet
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Earthquake Performance
Confined masonry construction has been practiced in countries/regions with very high seismic risk, such as
Ø Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Peru,
Argentina), Ø Mediterranean Europe (Italy, Slovenia), Ø South Asia (Indonesia), Ø Middle East (Iran) and Ø the Far East (China).
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Earthquake Performance Confined masonry construction has been exposed to several destructive earthquakes:
Ø 1985 Lloleo, Chile (magnitude 7.8) Ø 1985 Mexico City, Mexico (magnitude 8.0) Ø 2001 El Salvador (magnitude 7.7) Ø 2003 Tecoman, Mexico (magnitude 7.6) Ø 2007 Pisco, Peru (magnitude 8.0) Ø 2003 Bam, Iran (magnitude 6.6) Ø 2004 The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami, Indonesia
(magnitude 9.0) Ø 2007 Pisco, Peru (magnitude 8.0) Confined masonry buildings performed very well in these
major earthquakes – some buildings were damaged, but no human losses
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Confined Masonry Performs Very Well in Earthquakes
A six-storey confined masonry building remained undamaged in the August 2007 Pisco, Peru earthquake (Magnitude 8.0) while many other masonry buildings experienced severe damage or collapse
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Confined Masonry Performs Very Well in Earthquakes
Confined masonry buildings in town of Santa Cruz Analquito still standing, while the surrounding adobe construction was destroyed in the 2001 El Salvador earthquakes (magnitudes 7.7 and 6.6) which killed 1100 people
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Importance of Construction Quality
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Earthquake Resistance of Confined Masonry Building Has Been Tested using Earthquake Simulation Facilities
Shake-Table Testing of a 3-storey Confined Masonry Building at UNAM, Mexico (Credit: Sergio Alcocer and Juan Arias)
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Conclusions
Ø Confined masonry construction can be practiced as a viable alternative to reinforced concrete frame construction for low-rise and medium-rise buildings
Ø Minor changes in construction practice can lead to significant improvement in earthquake performance
Ø Many lives can be saved and people can continue to inhabit their homes after an earthquake
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Further Reading
New NICEE Publication December 2007 To obtain a copy, contact [email protected] Or order online at www.nicee.org
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Acknowledgements
Ø National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE), Kanpur, India (www.nicee.org)
Ø Natalia Leposavic, B.Arch, BCIT, Vancouver, Canada
Ø Dr. Marcial Blondet, Catholic University of Peru, Lima Ø Tom Schacher, Architect, Swiss Society for Earthquake
Engineering, Piandeso, Agarone, Switzerland
Ø Dr. Elizabeth Hausler, Build Change, San Francisco, California
Ø Several colleagues-contributors to the World Housing Encyclopedia Project (www.world-housing.net)