Investigation of numerical analysis according to two different methods of a existing masonry building

Abstract

Masonry buildings are a particularly preferred type of structure, especially in rural areas. There are many reasons why it is preferable such as the material in the region can be used, the material can be supplied economically, the production is fast, natural heat insulation. Masonry buildings are brittle buildings. Faults especially during construction and during the project phase further reduce the earthquake performance of such buildings. It is very important to know earthquake behavior of masonry buildings and to take precautions by analyzing buildings accordingly. There are many masonry buildings in rural and urban centers in Turkey. Generally these buildings are constructed without project, without engineering service. For this reason, such buildings are highly risky buildings during a possible earthquake. Determination of the earthquake performances of these buildings is a very important issue therefore to take earthquake performances to the required level. In recent years, many researches are conducted about analysis of earthquake performance on historical buildings and in service buildings. Many different methods for earthquake analysis of masonry buildings have been developed. One of these methods is the method of claiming that the masonry walls will take the earthquake load in proportion to their stiffness. This method is accepted as an analysis method in Turkish Seismic Code-2007 (TSC-2007). In this study, an existing masonry building analysis is performed according to the method given in TSC-2007. Method defined in excel file for accountability. The results of the two methods were compared by performing an analysis on the ETABS program.