Quasi-Static Test of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall with Low Concrete Strength and Reinforcement Ratio

Abstract:

A large number of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings constructed in the 1970s, whose main structural form is fish-bone shear wall, are still used in Qiansanmen area of Beijing. Due to the economical and technical limitation at the time, both the concrete strength and reinforcement ratio are far from satisfying the requirements given in the current seismic design code for concrete structures. In order to investigate the seismic performances of the wall with the low concrete strength and reinforcement ratio, four RC shear wall specimens were constructed and tested. Quasi-static tests considering large axial compression ratio were carried out, and the stiffness, the strength and the energy dissipation capacity of the RC shear walls are investigated. Test results suggest that the wall with low concrete strength and reinforcement ratio has low strength and poor deformation capacity, indicating the necessity of strengthening.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 188)
• Pages: 106-111
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.188.106
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Kai Lai Deng, Peng Pan, Yuan Yuan Shi, Qi Song Miao, Wen Feng Li, Tao Wang
• Keywords: Low Reinforcement Ratio, Quasi-Static Test, Reinforced Concrete Wall

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