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Seismic Performance of RC Shear Walls with Concealed Bracing

Seismic Performance of RC Shear Walls with Concealed Bracing Reinforced concrete shear walls play an important role in improving seismic performance of building structures. In this paper, a new type of RC shear wall with concealed bracing is proposed and investigated. Four 1:3 scale medium-height specimens were designed and a detailed experimental investigation carried out. The load-carrying capacity, stiffness, ductility, hysteretic behavior and energy dissipation of the shear wall are discussed. The failure mechanism was revealed by the experiments. It is found that in comparison with a normal shear wall, the seismic performance of a shear wall can be significantly improved by adding concealed bracing within the wall panel. Finally, a mechanical model of the shear wall is proposed and formulae for calculating load-carrying capacity developed. It is shown that the theoretical results agree well with those from experiments. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Structural Engineering SAGE

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SAGE
Copyright
© 2003 SAGE Publications
ISSN
1369-4332
eISSN
2048-4011
DOI
10.1260/136943303321625685
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Abstract

Reinforced concrete shear walls play an important role in improving seismic performance of building structures. In this paper, a new type of RC shear wall with concealed bracing is proposed and investigated. Four 1:3 scale medium-height specimens were designed and a detailed experimental investigation carried out. The load-carrying capacity, stiffness, ductility, hysteretic behavior and energy dissipation of the shear wall are discussed. The failure mechanism was revealed by the experiments. It is found that in comparison with a normal shear wall, the seismic performance of a shear wall can be significantly improved by adding concealed bracing within the wall panel. Finally, a mechanical model of the shear wall is proposed and formulae for calculating load-carrying capacity developed. It is shown that the theoretical results agree well with those from experiments.

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Advances in Structural EngineeringSAGE

Published: Jan 1, 2003

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