Seismic design of structural concrete walls: An attempt to reduce reinforcement congestion

Cotsovos, DM; Kotsovos, MD

dc.contributor.author	Cotsovos, DM	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotsovos, MD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:27:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:27:14Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0024-9831	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18350
dc.subject	Seismic Design	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Earthquake resistant designs	en
dc.subject.other	Reinforcement congestions	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic excitations	en
dc.subject.other	Span to depth ratio	en
dc.subject.other	Structural concrete walls	en
dc.subject.other	Dynamic loads	en
dc.subject.other	Finite element method	en
dc.subject.other	Geometry	en
dc.subject.other	Reinforcement	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic design	en
dc.title	Seismic design of structural concrete walls: An attempt to reduce reinforcement congestion	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1680/macr.2007.59.9.627	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/macr.2007.59.9.627	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Non-linear finite-element analysis is used for a comparative study of the behaviour of two types of structural concrete walls: walls W1 with a value of the shear span-to-depth ratio between 1 and 2; and walls W2 with a value of the above ratio larger than 2. The walls, which are subjected to static (monotonie and cyclic) and dynamic (seismic excitation) loading, have the same geometry and vertical reinforcement details but differ in the horizontal reinforcement arrangement, the latter designed either in compliance with the earthquake-resistant design clauses of current codes or in accordance with the method of the compressive force path. The results obtained indicate that adopting the latter method yields significantly more efficient design solutions without compromising the code performance requirements.	en
heal.publisher	THOMAS TELFORD PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	Magazine of Concrete Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1680/macr.2007.59.9.627	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000250620000002	en
dc.identifier.volume	59	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	627	en
dc.identifier.epage	637	en