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Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering >> 2018, Volume 12, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11709-017-0418-6

Estimation of relations among hysteretic response measures and design parameters for RC rectangular shear walls

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Fars 71348-51156, Iran

Accepted: 2017-09-26 Available online: 2018-03-08
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Seismic design of RC structures requires estimation of structural member behavioral measures as functions of design parameters. In this study, the relations among cyclic behavioral measures and design parameters have been investigated for rectangular RC shear walls using numerical simulations calibrated based on the published laboratory tests. The OpenSEES numerical simulations modeling of plastic hinge hysteretic behavior of RC shear walls and estimation of empirical relations among wall hysteretic indices and design parameters are presented. The principal design parameters considered were wall dimensions, axial force, reinforcement ratios, and end-element design parameters. The estimated hysteretic response measures are wall effective stiffness, yield and ultimate curvatures, plastic moment capacity, yield and ultimate displacements, flexural shear capacity, and dissipated energy. Using results of numerous analyses, the empirical relations among wall cyclic behavioral measures and design parameters are developed and their accuracy is investigated.

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