Journal
JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Volume 142, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001492
Keywords
Analysis and computation
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Current engineering practice typically relies on the use of fiber-based modeling approaches with uncoupled axial-bending (P-M) and shear (V) responses to simulate nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls. However, more sophisticated numerical models are available that incorporate coupled P-M-V behavior. The effect of using uncoupled and coupled modeling approaches and the influence of various modeling assumptions, particularly modeling parameters related to wall shear behavior, on computed global and local building responses are reported. A five-story archetype RC wall-frame building designed according to current U.S. code provisions is used for the assessment. The results indicate that modeling parameters associated with wall shear behavior have a significant effect on computed responses for uncoupled models; use of commonly recommended effective shear stiffness of 0.2EcAw to account for effects of concrete cracking provides a reasonable estimate of roof displacement response. However, wall shear demands and interstory drift at stories where wall yielding occurs tend to be overestimated and underestimated, respectively, in comparison with results obtained using coupled wall models.
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