This paper is aimed at addressing the need for physically accurate and computationally
effective models for predicting the response of shear-dominated reinforced concrete walls.
The presented theory is based on a three-degree-of-freedom kinematic model for the
deformation patterns in walls with aspect ratios smaller than approximately 3. In the
kinematic model, the wall is divided into two parts—a rigid block and a fan of struts—by a
diagonal crack. The mechanisms of shear resistance across this crack are modeled with …

The tree-parameter kinematic theory (3PKT) is aimed at addressing the need for physically
accurate and computationally effective models for predicting the response of shear-
dominated reinforced concrete walls. The theory is based on a three-degree-of-freedom
kinematic model for the deformation patterns in walls with aspect ratios smaller than
approximately 3. In the kinematic model the wall is divided into two parts-a rigid block and a
fan of struts-by a diagonal crack. The mechanisms of shear resistance across this crack are …