the work presented in this paper investigates the causes of size effects in structural-concrete members. it isbased on the use of a finite-element model found to yield realistic predictions of structural-concrete behavior in allcases investigated to date. in fact, the previous use of this model in investigations of size effects in reinforced-concretebeams indicated that such effects reflect the...

Traditionally, reinforced concrete (RC) walls have long been adopted as an efficient lateral load resisting systems to enhance the stability and integrity of the buildings against dynamic actions such as wind, earthquakes etc. Later, steel plate walls were proposed as a promising alternative of concrete walls. Thin steel plate walls contributed in weight reduction of the structure with greater ...

Flanged shear walls are used extensively in moderate- and high-rise buildings to resist lateral loads induced by earthquakes. The seismic performance of many buildings is, therefore, closely linked to the behavior of the reinforced concrete walls. They must be carefully designed to provide not only adequate strength, but also sufficient ductility to avoid brittle failure under strong lateral lo...

This paper discusses the nonlinear dynamic seismic response of a 14-story reinforced concrete core wall building designed with prescriptive requirements 2019 California Building Code for near-fault site in Los Angeles, California, simulated detailed analysis complete structure and subjected to an ensemble three-component ground motion input. The study follows up on recently published work by au...

The flanged, barbell, and rectangular squat reinforced concrete (RC) walls are broadly used in low-rise commercial highway under overpasses. shear strength of is the major design consideration because their smaller aspect ratio. Most current codes or available published literature provide separate sets capacity equations for walls. Also, a substantial scatter exists predicted due to large discr...

the steel shear wall and composite steel plate shear wall is introduced in recent three decade and is considered and is spread rapidly. composite steel plate shear wall which is made of a layer of thin steel sheet with coating of reinforced concrete in one or both sides of steel palate is considered a third generation of resistance shear walls against lateral loads that in addition to increasin...