TY - JOUR AU - P.G. Asteris, AU - D.J. Kakaletsis, AU - C.Z. Chrysostomou, AU - E.E. Smyrou, PY - 2011/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Failure Modes of In-filled Frames JF - Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering JA - Electron. J. Struct. Eng. VL - 11 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.56748/ejse.11139 UR - https://ejsei.com/EJSE/article/view/139 SP - 11-20 AB - <p>The main objective of this paper is to present a general classification scheme of the failure modes of in-filled frames, both with and without openings. For the former, the existing classification is summarized based on a literature review. For the latter, recent experimental results on frames in-filled with unreinforced masonry walls with openings and subjected to slowly applied cyclic lateral loads are used, and a number of different failure modes (crack patterns) of masonry in-filled frames are identified and classified into distinct categories. Such a classification of failure modes improves substantially the understanding of the earthquake resistant behaviour of in-filled frames and leads to better methodological approaches regarding their modelling, analysis and design.</p> ER -