RELIABILITY ANALYSIS ON REINFORCEDMASONRY BUILDING AGAINSTEARTHQUAKE HAZARD WITH SHAKINGTABLE TESTS

In this paper, a new approach on assessment of the retrofitting methods for the masonry buildings is presented in order to provide an evaluation of the effects of the seismic performance improvement methods on thistype of building performances. For this aim, the results of experimental research used to present a reliability analysis for evaluating the effects of reinforcement methods onthe damage state in structure. With a focus on crack distribution method in samples, event tree of these tests are defined. With consideration of obtained event tree, the effect of reinforcement on damage state of samples was investigated. Result shows, whereas this method is very simple in comparison of other rigorous and more complex methods but, is very useful for fast and economic decision making in rural areas against disasters like earthquake.