Designation:

Seismic performance of lightly reinforced structural walls in low to moderate seismicity areas (UG2).

User Group Leader:

Matej Fischinger (University of Ljubljana, FGG, IKPIR)

Objectives:

Shaking table test is foreseen to evaluate seismic performance of lightly reinforced structural walls in low to moderate seismicity areas. Buildings with RC walls of this type have been built throughout Europe, housing millions of people. However, the research has been rather limited and restricted to in plane behaviour of cantilever walls. Therefore it is still not clear enough to what extent and under what circumstances we can rely on the overstrength and other sources reducing the demand in RC walls. The aim of the proposed research is therefore: (a) To extend the research to lightly reinforced structural walls, typically used in Central Europe; (b) To investigate the influence of simultaneous 3D loading conditions; (c To address walls with T (H) cross-sections; (d) To investigate the free edge of T (H) shaped walls in compression; (e) To investigate the behaviour of coupled walls; (f) To evaluate the behaviour of coupling beams in thin walls; (g) To calibrate and further develop numerical models.

Start - Finish:

June 1st 2002 – May 31st 2005

Partners:

University of Ljubljana

INP Grenoble

INSA Lyon

LNEC Team:

Eng.ª Ema Coelho

Eng.ª Maria João Falcão

Eng.º Alfredo Campos Costa

Eng.º Paulo Morais

Artur Santos

Dulcina Marecos

Ana Marques

Paulo Semedo

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