Experimental analysis of a masonry façade subject to tunnelling-induced settlement

Giorgia Giardina; Alessandra Marini; Max A N Hendriks; Jan G. Rots; Fabio Rizzardini; Ezio Giuriani

doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.06.042

Experimental analysis of a masonry façade subject to tunnelling-induced settlement

Giorgia Giardina, Alessandra Marini, Max A N Hendriks, Jan G. Rots, Fabio Rizzardini, Ezio Giuriani

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The increase of tunnel excavations in urban areas calls for improved methods to assess the risk of damage on existing buildings. Laboratory tests performed in a controlled environment provide a better insight of the parameters governing the structural response and can be used as validation of computational models. This paper presents an experiment carried out on a 1/10th scaled masonry façade subject to tunnel induced settlement. The results demonstrate the determinant effects of soil structure interaction, presence of openings and brittle masonry cracking on the final damage, with crack width up to 6.3. mm for a maximum applied settlement of 10. mm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-434
Number of pages	14
Journal	Engineering Structures
Volume	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.06.042
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

Damage assessment
Experimental test
Masonry façade
Scaled model
Settlements
Soil-structure interaction
Tunnelling

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