Title:
Seismic Safety Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Buildings
Author(s):
Zekai Akbay and Haluk M. Aktan
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
88
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
693-700
Keywords:
axial loads; bending moments; buildings; reinforced concrete; earthquake-resistant structures; safety; shear properties; shear strength; shear stress; walls; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/1260
Date:
11/1/1992
Abstract:
A method to evaluate the vulnerability of reinforced concrete structural walls to shear failure is presented. The method utilizes an experimentally developed shear stiffness model for distribution of shear stresses along reinforced concrete structural walls. Seven wall specimens tested by other investigators are analyzed to assess their shear strength supply and critical moment-to-shear ratios. The predicted shear strengths provide lower bounds to actual measured strengths.