Experimental investigation of the response of reinforced concrete structural walls subjected to static and dynamic loading

The purpose of this study was to investigate the 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 discrepancies between static and dynamic wall response, to examine the influence of the web reinforcement ratio on the overall response and modes of failure, and to investigate the sensitivity of shear-dominated wall response to the sequence of earthquake testing. The analytical phase comprised two parts: the compilation of a database of static tests of structural walls, and the development of a hysteresis model for the nonlinear response history analysis of R/C wall elements.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Wolschlag, Christopher John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wood, Sharon L.

• Engineering, Civil

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1993 Wolschlag, Christopher John

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9411825
(UMI)AAI9411825

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19498