Concrete walls and floors
Blind prediction of in-plane & out-of-plane responses for a thin singly reinforced concrete flanged wall specimen
The numerical model proposed for simulation of out-of-plane instability in rectangular walls is further examined in this paper by predicting …Read More »
Tests on Slender Ductile Structural Walls Designed According to New Zealand Standard
This paper elaborates on the experimental results of three rectangular wall specimens that were designed according to the New Zealand …Read More »
Validation of a Numerical Model for Prediction of Out-of-Plane Instability in Ductile Structural Walls under Concentric In-Plane Cyclic Loading
This paper describes a modeling approach that can be used to predict the out-of-plane instability of rectangular walls under in-plane …Read More »
Evolution of Out-of-plane Deformation and Subsequent Instability in Rectangular RC Walls under In-plane Cyclic Loading; Experimental Observation
This paper discusses the sequence of events that result in formation of out-of-plane deformation and subsequent instability in rectangular walls …Read More »
A parametric investigation on applicability of the curved shell finite element model to nonlinear response prediction of planar RC walls
This paper describes the strengths and limitations of a modeling approach that can be used for numerical simulation of different …Read More »
Seismic Performance of Diaphragms of Buildings – Determining the Lateral Earthquake Forces for Design of Diaphragms
This report outlines the findings of two independent studies by PTL Structural Consultants (PTL) and Holmes Consulting LP (HCLP) which …Read More »Lightly Reinforced Concrete Walls
Principal Investigator Dr R Henry, University of Auckland After the Canterbury Earthquakes the Royal Commission and SESOC raised issues relating …Read More »
Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Coupled Walls
In the Canterbury Earthquakes it was observed that reinforced concrete coupled wall buildings displayed more strength and lower ductility in …Read More »