The development of an analytical model to predict the inelastic seismic response of reinforced concrete shear-wall buildings, including both the flexural and shear failure modes is presented. The use of shear-wall buildings ...

The research presented in this paper investigates the influence of varying load-displacement shape on the computed FEMA P-695 seismic performance metrics including collapse margin ratio (CMR) for a subset of the woodframe ...

Masonry walls are structural elements generally used in housing or small buildings. Given their structural configuration, they commonly present shear failure due to seismic actions, characterized by a fragile response. ...

This study deals with a modeling approach that integrates shear and flexure interaction to predict the response of reinforced concrete squat walls. The model incorporates RC panel behavior into a displacementbased column ...

Dynamic shear amplification has been commonly studied in cantilever reinforced concrete wall systems, how-ever, coupling beams or slabs can generate axial loads that can modify the response. A parametric study is carried ...

The level of existing research, as well as current code provisions and modeling approaches, are not adequate to characterize the behavior of squat reinforced concrete walls with shear - controlled responses. In this study, ...

During the great 2010, Chile earthquake, reinforced concrete (RC) buildings showed adequate performance. However, in some of them a particular damage pattern involving brittle failure of RC walls was observed in the lower ...

Partially grouted reinforced masonry (PG-RM) shear walls of hollow concrete blocks (HCB) have been an object of study during the last years. The non-constant cross-section of this type of structural element and the presence ...