Cyclic Tests and Simulations of Spatial RC Frame-Shear Wall Structures

Abstract:

The cyclic tests of three one-storey spatial RC frame-shear wall structures with slabs were conducted to investigate the failure modes and the base shear-floor displacement hysteretic responses of the model structures. Then three dimensional numerical simulations were performed using the finite element program ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit. The test results are detailed in this paper and compared to those of the numerical simulations. It is shown that: (a) plastic hinges initiated at the bottom of the shear wall and followed by forming near the upper ends of columns, resulting in wall-column hinges side-sway failure mechanism; (b) to a certain extent, the horizontal force bearing capacity of the structure increases with the increasing of the vertical load; (c) it is verified that the pushover results of both ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit solutions agree well with the test results in the case that the parameters are reasonably chosen.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 163-167)
• Pages: 1569-1573
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.163-167.1569
• Online since: December 2010
• Authors: Shi Xiang Huang, Xin Yu Zhao
• Keywords: Cyclic Test, Frame-Shear Wall Structure, Numerical Simulation, Reinforced Concrete (RC)

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