Seismic Performance of Masonry Walls Built with New Type of Fired Shale Hollow Blocks

Table 6

Characteristic load and displacement.

No.	W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	Unit
Pcr	60.14	90.32	60.15	59.49	62.99	60.11	kN
	2.15	3.10	1.54	1.20	0.94	0.99	mm
Pm	94.88	174.18	249.00	237.55	331.07	337.79	kN
	8.53	10.03	11.58	12.14	6.73	9.04	mm
Pu	—	—	210.55	201.15	275.66	280.37	kN
	—	—	20.39	21.05	13.02	13.90	mm

P_cr is the cracking load; is the cracking displacement; P_m is the maximum load; is the displacement corresponding to the maximum load; P_u is the ultimate load; is the ultimate displacement.