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[kesavapraba]

Hi, You might be interested in the following articles. However, please ensure using appropriate material models for capturing the shear responses of piers.

Quagliarini, E., G. Maracchini, and F. Clementi. "Uses and limits of the Equivalent Frame Model on existing unreinforced masonry buildings for assessing their seismic risk: A review." Journal of Building Engineering 10 (2017): 166-182.

Morandini, Chiara, Daniele Malomo, and Andrea Penna. "Equivalent frame discretisation for URM façades with irregular opening layouts." Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 20, no. 5 (2022): 2589-2618.

Manzini, Carlo Filippo, Paolo Morandi, and Guido Magenes. "SAM-II: development and validation of an EF-based program for seismic pushover analysis of masonry buildings." Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2023): 1-49.

Thank you very much, your advice helps me a lot.

Dear kesavapraba, in fact, there is a problem that troubles me. If there are lintels or slab below the spandrel as the following picture, then how to define the parameters of shear spring for modelling the shear behavior of spandrel.

Please refer to the following article.

Beyer, Katrin, and Sujith Mangalathu. "Review of strength models for masonry spandrels." Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 11 (2013): 521-542.

[kesavapraba]

Perfect. All the best for your modeling.