Title: Effects of Vertical Keyed Shear Joints on the Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls

Author(s): S.O. Olesen

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 48

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 85-110

Keywords: bearing walls; concrete panels; joints (junctions); keys and keyways; loads (forces); precast concrete; prefabrication; reinforced concrete; shear properties; shear strength; shear walls; structural design; tests

DOI: 10.14359/17860

Date: 1/1/1975

Abstract:
The design of large panel shear walls must take into account the fact that the strength and stiffness characteristicsof the vertical joints between panels are different from those of the wall panels themselves. . .This paper summarizes current knowledge of the behaviour of vertical, keyed shear joints as observed on small test specimens and outlines the implications of this knowledge on the design of a complete wall system. The paper os based primarily on reference (17), which was prepared under the auspices of CIB Commission W23A, Loadbearing walls.