Experimental analysis of seismic energy dissipation property of shale hollow brick masonry wall

In order to investigate the seismic energy consumption behavior of this structure, the low cyclic reversed lateral loading tests on six pieces of shale hollow brick masonry walls which used three bricklaying patterns have been carried out. In this paper, the failure proceeding of the specimens have been represented, and the failure modes, hysteretic characteristics, skeleton curves and energy dissipation were investigated. The result of investigation showed that the steel reinforcement not only can improve the bearing capacity of the masonry wall, but also can greatly enforce the seismic behavior and the deformation behavior of the wall. Putting steel reinforcement in the masonry wall is very essential in the real structure.