Flexural Behavior of Interlocking Compressed Earth Block Shear Walls Subjected to In-Plane Loading

<p>This thesis investigates the flexural behavior of interlocking compressed earth block (ICEB) shear walls. In-plane cyclic tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of three flexure dominant large scale ICEB specimens: a slim wall with a 2:1 height to width aspect ratio, a flanged wall, and a wall with an opening at the center. Following the experimental investigation, two types of analyses were conducted for calculating the ultimate strength of flexure dominant ICEB walls: a nonlinear static analysis model assuming lumped plasticity and a plastic analysis model. In addition, incremental dynamic analysis was conducted to address the seismic performance of flexure dominant ICEB buildings. Based on the database from the incremental dynamic analysis, the collapse potential of demonstration ICEB buildings were compared for the countries of interest.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Stirling, Bradley James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bing Qu

• interlocking compressed earth block
• flexural behavior
• cyclic testing
• nonlinear analysis
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2011.152

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1627