Cyclic Test Data of Five Half-Scale Unreinforced Masonry Walls

Five identical half-scale unreinforced masonry walls were tested up to failure under quasi-static cyclic loading. The deformations of each wall were tracked using a digital photogrammetric system monitoring 312 points per test unit. The dataset was created by Sarah Petry at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Use Cases

• Calibrate finite element models based on recorded deformation data from 312 tracked points.
• Analyze failure modes of unreinforced masonry under varying axial loads and moment restraints.
• Train machine learning models to predict structural response from cyclic loading patterns.
• Validate digital photogrammetry as a measurement technique for structural testing.

Strengths

• High-resolution deformation data from 312 tracked points per wall.
• Tests cover five identical walls with controlled variations in axial load and moment restraint.
• Walls were tested to complete failure, providing data across the full damage spectrum.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Collection Method

Experimental laboratory testing with digital photogrammetric measurement.