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he out-of-plane behaviour of two new systems for infill walls, made of clay masonry units, is numerically investigated. The two systems were developed within the INSYSME project. In the first system the enclosure wall is divided into smaller wallettes by means of soft vertical joints, whereas in the second sys- tem horizontal and vertical reinforcement is provided. In the latter system, a special brick unit, capable of ac- commodating steel reinforcement and electrical and plumbing installations, was designed. In both systems, simple sliding connectors are arranged to prevent the out-of-plane collapse of the infills. An experimental campaign was carried out, involving repeated out-of-plane tests on infilled frames. The walls were subjected to distributed loads, applied through the use of a specially designed steel frame. Both systems exhibited significant capacity for load bearing and deformation. |
