This paper deals with the seismic performance of a confined masonry (CM) building using innovative light weight cellular (LWC) panels, under displacement controlled quasi-static reversed cyclic lateral loading. The LWC panels measured 590 × 270 × 140 mm, with four 60 mm diameter vertical holes and a 35 mm high trough shaped groove for interlocking along the length. A full-scale CM building was constructed having a 2.91 m × 2.91 m plan and 3.01 m height, with 140 mm thick walls and a 100 mm thick reinforced concrete (RC) slab. During construction of the CM building, two vertical holes in panels were provided with an 8 mm diameter vertical reinforcing bar and cast with M20 grade concrete, and the other two were left empty. In addition, 140 × 140 mm RC tie-columns with four 10 mm diameter rebars were provided at the corners. Seismic performance was studied from the standpoint of damage pattern, lateral load carrying capacity, stiffness, deformation characteristics and energy dissipation. A numerical solution based on the finite element method has also been carried out to model the test results. The CM building showed excellent behaviour without any significant damage, hence the system can be adopted for construction of low-to-medium rise buildings, providing speed, sustainability and economy.

本文研究了在位移控制的准静态反向循环侧向荷载作用下，采用创新的轻质蜂窝板（LWC）的密闭砖石建筑的抗震性能。LWC面板尺寸为590×270×140毫米，带有四个直径为60毫米的垂直孔和一个35毫米高的槽形凹槽，可沿长度互锁。建造了一个全尺寸CM建筑，其平面为2.91 m×2.91 m，高度为3.01 m，具有140 mm的壁厚和100 mm的钢筋混凝土（RC）平板。在CM建筑物的建造过程中，面板上的两个垂直孔均配备了直径8 mm的垂直钢筋，并用M20级混凝土浇铸而成，其余两个则留空。此外，在拐角处提供了带有四个直径为10 mm的钢筋的140×140 mm RC系柱。从破坏模式，侧向承载能力，刚度，变形特性和能量耗散的角度研究了抗震性能。还基于有限元方法进行了数值求解，以对测试结果进行建模。CM建筑物表现出优异的性能，而没有任何重大损坏，因此该系统可用于建造中低层建筑物，从而提供速度，可持续性和经济性。