Behaviour of slender concrete shear walls with high-strength reinforcement under reversed cyclic loading.

Author(s):  
Nima Aghniaey ◽  
Murat Saatcioglu ◽  
Hassan Aoude

Research on seismic behaviour of shear walls with high-strength steel is limited. A combined experimental and analytical investigation was conducted to assess seismic behaviour of flexure-dominant shear walls. A large-scale concrete shear wall with Grade 690 MPa (ASTM A1035) reinforcement and 84 MPa concrete was tested under simulated seismic loading. The wall was a ¼ -scale of a 6-storey shear wall, with 4.53 m height and 1.45 m length. It sustained a lateral drift of 1.8% prior to developing failure due to the rupturing of longitudinal reinforcement. This is 35% less than the drift capacity of a companion wall reinforced with 400 MPa reinforcement tested earlier. VecTor2 software was used to conduct an analytical parametric study to expand the experimental findings. The results indicate that the reinforcement grade has a significant impact on strength, ductility and hysteretic behaviour of shear walls.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Min Gan ◽  
Yu Yu ◽  
Liren Li ◽  
Xisheng Lu

Four test pieces with different steel plate center-to-center distances and reinforcement ratios are subjected to low-cycle repeat quasistatic loading to optimize properties as failure mode, hysteretic curve, skeleton curve, energy dissipation parameters, strength parameters, and seismic performance of high-strength concrete low-rise shear walls. The embedded steel plates are shown to effectively restrict wall crack propagation, enhance the overall steel ratio, and improve the failure mode of the wall while reducing the degree of brittle failure. Under the same conditions, increasing the spacing between the steel plates in the steel plate concrete shear wall can effectively preserve the horizontal bearing capacity of the shear wall under an ultimate load. The embedded steel plates perform better than concealed bracing in delaying stiffness degeneration in the low-rise shear walls, thus safeguarding their long-term bearing capacity. The results presented here may provide a workable basis for shear wall design optimization.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2667
Author(s):  
Hayder Fadhil ◽  
Amer Ibrahim ◽  
Mohammed Mahmood

Corrugated steel plate shear wall (CSPSW) is one of the lateral resistance systems which consists mainly of steel frame (beam and column) with vertical or horizontal corrugated steel plate connected to the frame by weld, bolts or both. This type of steel shear wall characterized by low cost and short construction time with high strength, ductility, initial stiffness and excellent ability to dissipate energy. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of corrugation angle and its direction on the performance of CSPSW under cyclic loading. The Finite element analysis was employed to achieve the research aim. The FE models were validated with experimental data available in the literature. Results reveal that the corrugation angle has a clear influence on initial stiffness, strength, ductility, and energy dissipation of CSPSW. The optimum performance of CSPSW can be obtained with angles of 30o for CSPSW with vertical corrugation and 20o for CSPSW with horizontal corrugation. The use of CSPSW with vertical corrugation provides higher strength, stiffness, and ductility compared to CSPSW with horizontal corrugation. Therefore, it is recommended to use CSPSW with vertical corrugation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 2040007
Author(s):  
Limeng Zhu ◽  
Haipeng Yan ◽  
Po-Chien Hsiao ◽  
Jianhua Zhang

An innovative composite vertical connecting structure (CVC) with capacity carrying and energy-dissipating ability is proposed in this study, which could be used in prefabricated composite shear wall structural systems to enhance the resilience and seismic performance of structural system. The CVC structure is mainly composed of three parts, including the connecting zone, the capacity bearing zone characterized by high strength and elastic deforming ability, and the energy-dissipating zone assembled by replaceable metal dampers. The low-yield strength steel and high-strength steel are used, respectively, for the metal dampers in the energy-dissipating zone and the concrete-filled high-strength steel tubes in the bearing capacity zone to enhance the energy dissipation and self-centering abilities of CVC structures. The working mechanism is analyzed and validated through finite element models built in ABAQUS. The hysteretic behavior is simulated to evaluate their performance. First, the metal dampers are designed. The theoretical and finite elemental parametric analysis are carried out. According to the simulation results, the “Z-shaped” metal dampers exhibit better energy-dissipating ability than the rectangular shape, in which the “Z-shaped” metal dampers with 45∘ show the best performance. Simultaneously, the results of the models calculated by the finite element method and theoretical analysis work very well with each other. Furthermore, seven FE models of shear walls with CVC structures are designed. Monotonic and cyclic loading simulations are conducted. The failure modes and comprehensive mechanical performance are investigated and evaluated according to their calculated force–displacement curves, skeleton curves, and ductility coefficients. The results indicate that the CVC structure delivered preferable lateral-bearing capacity and displacement ductility. Finally, according to available design standards, the lateral stiffness of CVC structures could be conventionally controlled and some practical design recommendations are discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Lafontaine ◽  
Ghasan Doudak

Joints simulating typical connections of gypsum wallboard (GWB) sheathed walls were subjected to reversed cyclic loading. Three different empirical models were analyzed for the purpose of determining the most appropriate fastener slip equation. The power model was used to develop the fastener slip equations, for nails and screws, as a function of GWB density and fastener diameter. The accuracy of the developed fastener slip model is validated against full-scale shear wall tests. The predictive models seem to be able to replicate the wall behaviour with reasonable accuracy until ultimate capacity. The results show a reasonable agreement between the model prediction and those obtained from the shear wall tests. The model prediction for shear walls constructed with low fastener spacing is less accurate. This result was expected since the small fastener spacing violates the minimum spacing requirements in the design standard (CSA 2014) and caused a brittle failure.


2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 1816-1821
Author(s):  
Yi Sheng Su ◽  
Jin Yun Quan ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Yi Bin Yang

In order to discuss how the different forms of steel impact on seismic behavior of steel reinforced high-strength concrete(SRHC) L-shape short-pier shear wall, four different steel forms SRHC L-shaped section short-pier shear wall members with low reversed cyclic loading were simulated by ABAQUS. The four steel forms were steel bar, solid-web steel, truss-type steel and hole-type steel. The result show that: different steel forms can significantly impact on the seismic performance of SRHC L-shaped section short-pier shear walls and the seismic capacity range from high to low as follow: with solid-web steel, with hole-type steel, with truss-type steel and reinforced.


Fibers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Ke Shi ◽  
Mengyue Zhang ◽  
Pengfei Li ◽  
Ru Xue ◽  
Peibo You ◽  
...  

To improve the seismic behavior of shear walls, a new composite shear wall composed of a steel-fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete (SFRHC) web and two square concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns, namely a steel-fiber-reinforced concrete shear wall with CFST columns, is proposed in this paper. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to present an experimental investigation of the seismic behavior of the SFRHC shear wall with CFST columns. Pseudo-static tests were carried out on seven composite shear walls, and the seismic performance of the shear walls was studied and quantified in terms of the aspects of energy consumption, ductility and stiffness degradation. Furthermore, the experimental results indicated that adding steel fiber can effectively restrain the crack propagation of composite shear walls and further help to improve the ductility and energy dissipation capacity of composite shear walls and delay the degradation of their lateral stiffness and force. Moreover, the seismic behavior of the SFRHC shear wall with CFST columns was obviously superior to that of the conventionally reinforced shear wall, in terms of load-bearing capacity, ductility, stiffness and energy dissipation capacity, because of the confinement effect of the CFST columns on the web. Finally, the preliminary study demonstrated that the composite shear wall has good potential to be used in regions with high seismic risk.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Wang ◽  
Y.P. Sun

Abstract To further study the global seismic behaviour and post-earthquake reparability of RC building frames with the proposed self-centring columns with low-bond high-strength reinforcements (LBHSRs), incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) of five-floor and ten-floor frame archetypes under excitation by twenty ground motions (GMs) was performed. First, the pushover results indicated that the use of LBHSR could substantially improve the yield and ultimate lateral drift of both the archetypes, although the archetype had a smaller longitudinal reinforcement ratio (LR) of the LBHSR and similar seismic resistance. The dynamic response results indicated that the archetype with LBHSRs exhibited a smaller residual story lateral drift although the effectiveness of the use of LBHSR to reduce seismic response was not apparent for the archetype subjected to a low-intensity earthquake. The seismic fragility results showed that LBHSR was more effective for preventing seismic collapse than for attaining the immediate occupancy (IO), life safety (LS), and collapse prevention (CP) limit states. Furthermore, the higher the LR, the lower was the likelihood of seismic collapse. The fragility curves of the residual story lateral drifts indicate that the use of LBHSR can significantly mitigate the residual deformation in the DS1, DS2, and DS3 damage states. Moreover, the effectiveness increases with the increase in the LR and earthquake intensity. Comparisons of residual story lateral drifts between the predicted results and IDA results indicated that the present calculation models are not suitable for predicting residual deformation. The model needs to be studied further.


Author(s):  
Varun Mahajan

Abstract: Architects nowadays develop attractive edifices, and floating columns are widely employed in this process. Floating columns are used not only to provide a magnificent perspective but also when a vast open area is necessary. Edifices with irregular configurations are more vulnerable to earthquakes and hence, suitable shear wall placement is required to ensure the edifice's stability. Many multi-storey edifices collapsed in seconds after the Bhuj Earthquake (Jan 26, 2001), due to the presence of soft stories, floating columns, and mass anomalies. As a result, knowing the seismic reactions of these buildings are vital for constructing earthquake-resistant assemblies. The relevance of a Floating Column and the existence of a shear wall in an irregular multistorey building is highlighted in this study. Dynamic seismic behaviour of a G+18 irregular edifice with different locations of the floating column and different positions of the shear wall is explored in this research. The edifice is analysed and compared with the model without shear walls and floating columns to examine the alterations. The dynamic analysis is carried out using Response Spectrum Analysis and storey drift, storey displacement and base shear are calculated and finally, software compression is computed for different zones. The analysis is carried out by Indian standardized codes IS 1893:2016 and IS 456:2000 which are the codes specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards for earthquake resistance edifice design and plain and reinforcement concrete design respectively. Keywords: Floating Column, Shear Wall, Irregular Edifice, Seismic behaviour, Response Spectrum Analysis, storey drift, storey displacement, base shear.


Author(s):  
Xiangyong Ni ◽  
Shuangyin Cao ◽  
Hassan Aoude

This study examines the influence of cross-section shape on the seismic behaviour of high-strength steel reinforced concrete shear walls (HSS-RC) designed with Grade HRB 600 MPa reinforcement. As part of the study, two flexure-dominant walls with rectangular and T-shaped cross-sections, are tested under reversed cyclic loading. Seismic performance is evaluated by studying the failure characteristics, hysteretic curves, energy dissipation, ductility and reinforcing bar strains in the two walls. As part of the numerical study, two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) finite element modelling (FEM) are used to predict the seismic response of the rectangular and T-shaped walls, respectively. The test results show that compared to the rectangular wall, the flange in the T-shaped HSS-RC wall increased strength, energy dissipation and stiffness, but decreased ductility. The analytical hysteretic curves calculated using 2D and 3D FEM analyses show good agreement with the experimental test results.


2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1539-1546
Author(s):  
Can Song ◽  
Feng Li ◽  
Hua Jing Zhao

In order to improve the lateral deformation capacity of the high strength concrete shear wall, partially confined end-zones are usually set in the both ends of the shear wall cross-section. According to the experimental results of 15 high strength concrete shear walls with flexural (flexural-shear) failure, the moment - curvature skeleton curve of this shear wall cross-section is simplified as four linear through cracking point, yield point, peak point and ultimate point. Based on the plane-section assumption, the bending moment and curvature expressions at cracking, yield, peak and ultimate state are derived. At the same time, the effect of partially confined end-zones on peak and ultimate moment-curvature are taken into account. The analysis results show that, the calculated values are in good consistent with the experimental data.


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