This study investigates the effectiveness of a wall fiber element in predicting the flexural nonlinear response of reinforced concrete shear walls. Model results are compared with experimental results for reinforced concrete shear walls with barbell-shaped cross sections. The analytical model is calibrated and the test measurements are processed to allow for a direct comparison of the predicted and measured lateral force and displacement responses. Response results are compared at top displacements on the walls. Results obtained in the analytical model for barbell-shaped wall cross sections compared favorably with experimentally responses for flexural capacity, stiffness, and deformability.

• 전대한(동서대학교 건축토목공학부) | Jun, Dae Han