- Author
- Yancey, C. W. C. | Fattal, S. G. | Dikkers, R. D.
- Title
- Review of Research Literature on Masonry Shear Walls.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 4512, February 1991, 99 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- code requirements | design | full scale tests | lateral loading | masonry shear walls | research | shear strength | standards | test methods
- Abstract
- A review of the technical literature on masonry shear wall tests was conducted to determine the range and depth of available research and to identify areas in need of additional research. The review covers documents published from 1976 to 1989 and includes approximately seven hundred masonry wall tests. Both U.S. and foreign research was included in the review. U.S. code and standard requirements for the design of masonry shear walls are discussed. Some of these requirements are highlighted in tabular and graphic form. Technical information regarding experimental studies is tabulated for easy reference. A selected number of test programs are examined in greater detail to present the objective and scope, test variables and major findings. Experimental data from comparable research studies are combined and analyzed to determine the influence of key design parameters on the performance of shear walls to in-plane lateral loading. Also included is a comparison of two experimentally-derived shear strength formulae with the shear strength provisions of the 1988 edition of the Uniform Building Code. The findings of the review are summarized and specific research needs are identified.