ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the results of experimental and numerical investigations focusing on the out of plane behaviour of masonry infill walls subjected to seismic actions and proposes several consolidation measures. Earthquakes revealed a lot of drawbacks related to structural performance, design and safety of masonry infill walls. It was observed that both in-plane and out-of-plane behaviour of such walls affect the structures in which they are placed. The seismic behaviour of the aramid mesh, together with the mortar grout was studied for infill walls subjected to out-of-plane loads. Using consolidating materials placed only on one side of masonry infill walls can be considered a viable solution for increasing their bearing capacity to out-of-plane seismic solicitations. The status of the numerical modelling refer to a nonlinear pushover analysis of the masonry infill walls.
