Effect of Door Opening’s Size and Position on Seismic Performance of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Block Composite Walls

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Finite element analysis has been performed with software ABAQUS in order to study the effect of door opening’s size and position on seismic performance of autoclaved aerated concrete block composite walls. On the basis of good agreement between finite element results and experimental results, the effect of door opening’s size and position on seismic performance of autoclaved aerated concrete block composite walls has been studied using finite element analysis. This study indicates that with the increase in the door width, the decrease in the wall’s bearing capacity is proportional to the decrease in the wall’s net area; and the change of door’s position has less effect on seismic performance of the composite wall.

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June 2012

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