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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Structural Walls"”.
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Adobe materials for structural walls
… able to model its response as a material type in structural elements. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an experimental program has been created to conduct material and structural element testing in order to evaluate adobe construction abroad, as well as develop and evaluate …
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Experimental and theoretical study of encased-plate composite structural walls
Reinforced concrete and steel plate structural walls have been widely used as lateral-load resisting systems in multi-storey buildings. However, they have a number of shortfalls which could be mitigated if a composite construction consisting of steel plates and concrete is used. The encased-plate …
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Performance Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls for Seismic Loads
The performance of each building was evaluated by calculating the confidence level. The results showed a good performance of RC shear wall buildings designed by current provisions. As a result, the buildings were redesigned using higher R-values, and the performance evaluation procedure was …
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Cracking of reinforced concrete structural walls subjected to cyclic loading
… make it possible to subject large-scale structural concrete components to complex loading histories and to make comprehensive and dense measurement of their response. The subject of this thesis is the examination of the cracking behavior and seismic response of reinforced concrete …
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Inelastic web crushing performance limits of high-strength-concrete structural walls
… boundary elements and the connecting walls. However, current conservative design approaches result in massive cross sections that can lead to increased construction cost. This study investigates the feasibility of defining new limits for a seldomly considered failure mode that could …
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Optimal applications of high-strength concrete in structural walls of tall buildings
… application of high-strength concrete (HSC) in structural walls of tall buildings. Emphasis is put on the cost-benefits corresponding to the use of higher concrete strengths. The parameters included in the cost analysis are: the material cost of concrete and reinforcing steel; the construction …
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Effects of web reinforcement discontinuities on the seismic response of structural walls
… web reinforcement caused severe damage in structural walls during strong ground motion. To test this hypothesis, six small-scale reinforced concrete structural walls were tested under lateral displacement reversals. Test variables included the presence of web longitudinal reinforcement …
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Experimental investigation of the response of reinforced concrete structural walls subjected to static and dynamic loading
… hysteretic response of reinforced-concrete (R/C) structural walls that are susceptible to shear failure after flexural yielding. The investigation was divided into an experimental and an analytical phase. There were three main objectives in the experimental phase: to study the potential …
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Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Seismic Performance and Retrofit Techniques for Non-Ductile RC Structural Walls
Reinforced concrete (RC) walls are widely used as lateral-force-resisting systems. Despite the interest in retrofitting techniques, critical knowledge gaps remain regarding the reliability and validity of current retrofit design guidelines and procedures, particularly for barbell walls with single …
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Performance-Based Analysis of a Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Building
… office building in San Francisco, CA. The structural system consisted of a two-way flat plate and reinforced concrete columns for gravity loads and slender structural walls for seismic loads. The mathematical building models utilized recommendations from ASCE 41-06 and first-principle …
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Lateral Load Behavior and Capacity of Structures Composed of Steel-Plate Composite (SC) Walls
The structural behavior and design of steel-plate composite (SC) nuclear power plant structures has been an active research area in recent years. The use of SC construction in new power plants is part of a trend in the industry towards more economical construction through increased use of …
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Detailing for compression in reinforced concrete wall boundary elements: experiments, simulations, and design recommendations
Reinforced concrete structural walls are one of the most common lateral force-resisting systems in buildings located in high seismicity regions. Walled structures are expected to provide significant strength and ductility under cyclic earthquake loading. In part, this expectation is based on the …
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Natural Light Transition Through A Healthcare Setting
… patient throughout the setting of the apertures, walls, path, and canopy. Also, in response to the topography, a south-facing aperture wants to be framed, while a north-facing aperture can be an open wall, a smooth polished continuous wall and path can act as a canvas when the filtered light falls …
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Accuracy of embodied carbon estimation during early-stage structural design
… very few can be effectively used to inform structural design decisions. It is then essential that strategies are developed to better estimate and reduce embodied carbon early in the design process. This work explores the ability of an improved building model generator to predict the embodied …
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Structural behavior and modeling of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites for earthquake-resistant design
… concrete confinement is vital for a ductile structural response and for providing a stable energy dissipating mechanism. Since concrete materials generally exhibit quasi-brittle failure and a low tensile strength, designers of traditional reinforced concrete often specify extensive transverse …
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Impact of cross section, web reinforcement and load history on the seismic performance of slender concrete walls
… seismic regions employ reinforced concrete shear walls as part of the lateral force resisting system and these walls often have non-planar cross-sectional geometries. To date, the majority of experimental tests on slender concrete walls have been conducted on planar walls which have been subject …