Title:
Confinement Effect in RC Shear Wall with Enlarged Boundary Elements (Prepublished)
Author(s):
Soumi Rajbanshi and Kaustubh Dasgupta
Publication:
Structural Journal
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Keywords:
confinement; enlarged boundary element; experimental; Indian standard code; shear wall; slender; strain profile
DOI:
10.14359/51748926
Date:
6/18/2025
Abstract:
Slender reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls have become an integral part of the lateral load-resisting mechanism of modern high-rise structures, especially in earthquake-prone regions. Since the seismic behavior of the wall is governed by its design and detailing, a number of past studies are available regarding the same. However, limited studies have been carried out regarding the influence of the confinement effect in the web and the boundary elements on the wall behavior. To address this concern, an experimental study of an isolated slender shear wall with enlarged Boundary Element (BE) designed in conformance to IS 13920:2016 is undertaken. The specimen was subjected to lateral slow cyclic displacement-controlled loading. The relation between the global and local response of the wall, by means of strain profiles, is documented in the present study. The evolution of the strain profiles clearly depicts the participation of the transverse reinforcement, indicating the mobilization of the confinement effect.