Research Article

Numerical Investigation on the Influence of In-Plane Damage on the Out-of-Plane Behavior of Masonry Infill Walls

Table 2

Comparison of numerical and experimental results.

ā€‰Initial stiffness (kN/mm)Ultimate load (kN)

IPAnalysis33.7187.6
Experiment35.0186.4
Error (%)3.70.6

OOPAnalysis319.24.0
Experiment336.04.0
Error (%)5.00