Masonry buildings' resistant system, which is meant to support lateral loads, is integrated by shear walls and masonry beams. Although masonry beams are what guarantee panel connections and stress distribution through masonry piers, shear walls constitute the principal features of this structural system. Furthermore, it is thought to be difficult to use prefabricated truss-style bars in longitudinal and transverse orientations. Because these bars are so easy to use, building reinforced masonry structures can be completed more quickly when they are used. Thus, the experimentation using prefabricated planar trussed bars to reinforce masonry beams is the main emphasis of this research. There have been tests conducted on several options for building lintels using concrete masonry beams. In a four- and three-point loading test configuration, reinforced concrete beams with three and two hollow cell concrete blocks and varying reinforcing ratios have been constructed and tested. It was evident that horizontal bed joint reinforcing raised both the ultimate load and the deformation capacity, resulting in far more ductile reactions.

masonry beams, planar, reinforced concrete, blocks, trussed bars