A contribution to seismic shear design of R/C walls in dual structures |
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Authors: | Andreas J Kappos P Antoniadis |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece |
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Abstract: | The paper focuses on the seismic response of walls in dual (frame + wall) structures, with particular emphasis on shear behaviour.
Although dual structures are widely used in earthquake-resistant medium-rise and high-rise buildings, the provisions of modern
seismic codes regarding design of walls for shear are not fully satisfactory, particularly in the (common) case that walls
of substantially different length form part of the same structure. Relevant provisions of the leading seismic codes are first
summarised and their limitations discussed. Then an extensive parametric study is presented, involving two multistorey dual
systems, one with identical walls, and one with walls with unequal length, designed to the provisions of Eurocode 8 for two
different ductility classes (H and M). The walls of the same structures are also designed to other methods such as those used
in New Zealand and Greece. The resulting different designs are then assessed by subjecting the structures to a suite of strong
ground motions, carrying out inelastic time history analysis, and comparing the results against design action effects. It
is found that although modern code procedures generally lead to satisfactory performance (differences among them do exist),
the design of walls seems to be less appropriate in the case of unequal length walls. For this case a modified procedure is
proposed, consisting of an additional factor to account for the relative contribution of walls of the same length to the total
base and an improved envelope of wall shears along the height; this improved method seems to work better than the other procedures
evaluated herein, but further calibration is clearly required. |
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Keywords: | Dual systems Reinforced concrete walls Eurocode 8 New Zealand Code Seismic shear Higher mode effects |
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