Earthquake Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Building Structure Model using Construction with Brick Wall Reinforced with Glass Fiber Material

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the compressive strength of brick walls before and after reinforcement using glass fiber material with ferrocement techniques. It also aims to evaluate the seismic resistance of reinforced concrete frame structures constructed with glass fiber material reinforced brick walls compared to those reinforced with steel bars. Ten samples of brick walls were tested under axial loads. The study found that the wall sample reinforced with glass fiber in both vertical and horizontal directions on both sides of the concrete block wall (WLC-HVG2) exhibited the highest compressive strength compared to the control sample without reinforcement (CT-PB). This indicates that reinforcement using ferrocement techniques significantly increases compressive strength. However, in this research, the CT-PB sample, which is a plastered block wall, was selected as the control sample, and the WLC-HVG2 sample, which showed the highest compressive strength, was used to evaluate the seismic resistance of reinforced concrete frame structures with glass fiber material reinforced brick walls using a finite element program under Nonlinear Static Methods. The study revealed that the fiberglass-reinforced brick walls exhibited increased load-bearing capacity compared to unreinforced masonry walls and bare frames. Fiberglass reinforcement was found to effectively enhance the strength and stiffness of reinforced concrete frame structures.