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Seismic behaviour of timber-laced stone masonry buildings before and after interventions: shaking table tests on a two-storey masonry model

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The present work focuses on the seismic behaviour of timber-laced masonry buildings with timber floors, before and after the application of intervention techniques. A two-storey building with timber ties (scale 1:2) was subjected to biaxial seismic actions. Prior to the execution of shaking table tests, the dynamic characteristics of the model were identified. The base acceleration was increased step-wise until the occurrence of significant but repairable damages. Afterwards, the masonry was strengthened by means of grouting, whereas the diaphragm action of the top floor of the building was enhanced and the model was re-tested. The tests on the timber reinforced model before strengthening show that the presence of timber ties within the masonry elements contributes to improved seismic behaviour. The performance of the model after strengthening shows that the selected intervention techniques led to a significant improvement of the seismic behaviour of the building model.

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This research was carried out within the FP7 funded European Programme NIKER (Project Contract No. 244123), http://www.niker.eu/.

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  1. Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou str, 15773, Athens, Greece

    Charalambos Mouzakis & Lucia Karapitta

  2. Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete, Faculty of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou str, 15773, Athens, Greece

    Chrissy-Elpida Adami & Elizabeth Vintzileou

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Mouzakis, C., Adami, CE., Karapitta, L. et al. Seismic behaviour of timber-laced stone masonry buildings before and after interventions: shaking table tests on a two-storey masonry model. Bull Earthquake Eng 16, 803–829 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-017-0220-9

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