Determination of Earthquake Performance of 5-Storey Masonry Building and Suggestions for Strengthening

Masonry structures in our country are structures with historical features. Generally, it is quite possible to come across masonry structures made using local materials in rural areas of our country. Masonry structures have a wide variety of material and workmanship services without the need for engineering services. As a result, determining the performance under vertical loads and earthquake loads is difficult according to the performance analysis of today's reinforced concrete structures. In this study; Information about the construction technique, material properties and location features of the 5-storey masonry building with ground + 4 floors, located in the city centre of Bayburt, built between 1997-1998. The existing problems observed in the building have been identified. By using the StatiCAD-Masonry program, the performance analysis of the building was made taking into account the 2018 Building Earthquake Code. As a result of the analysis, a method of reinforcing the building with plaster reinforced on one side from the outside and partially on the inside with double-sided reinforced plaster is proposed. While 48 walls were inadequate in terms of pressure and shear stress in the analysis made before the reinforcement, it was concluded in the performance analysis made after the reinforcement that all walls provided the safety stresses and were in immediate use.