RESEARCH ARTICLE
Experimental Study on Precast Concrete Shear Walls with Different Hollow Slabs
Qinyan Zhao, Zhongyong Zhang, Jiliang Liu*, Mingjin Chu
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 166
Last Page: 171
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-8-166
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501408010166
Article History:
Received Date: 26/1/2014Revision Received Date: 11/2/2014
Acceptance Date: 7/2/2014
Electronic publication date: 04/9/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
To study mechanical behaviors of shear walls built with precast two-way hollow slabs, two shear walls with different details of hollow slabs were quasi-statically tested under low cyclic loading. The failure mode was analyzed, which vertical macro-cracks appeared on walls due to the details of hollow slabs. Brittle shear failure can be avoided in terms of the failure behaviors evolved from integral wall to the combination of wall and columns. Test results also show that that dimension of transverse holes can affect compressive capacity of the walls when it is larger than that of longitudinal holes in the hollow slab.