Shear Resistance between Concrete-Concrete Surfaces

Concrete Shear Wall Construction

Buildings with cast-in-situ reinforced concrete shear walls are widespread in many earthquake-prone countries and regions, such as Canada, Chile, Romania, Turkey, Colombia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, etc. This type of construction has been practiced since the 960s in urban regions for mediumto high-rise buildings (4 to 35 stories high). Shear wall buildings are usually regular in...

Utilising confinement reinforcement for shear resistance in reinforced concrete structures

Common transverse reinforcement of reinforced concrete members with circular cross-section consists of round ties or spirals. Its purpose in members that are not subjected to significant shear loading is to provide proper confinement for concrete, and eliminate buckling of the longitudinal reinforcement bars. If spirals are to be used as both shear enabler and confiner for reinforced concrete b...

Period Formulas for Concrete Shear

Most seismic codes specify empirical fonnulas to estimate the fundamental vibration period of buildings. Evaluated first in this paper are the fonnulas specified in present U.S. codes using the available data on the fundamental period of buildings "measured" from their motions recorded during eight California e~­ quakes, starting with the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and ending w.ith the 1994 N...

Chloride Resistance of Concrete

FRP Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Structures