This paper reviews the current seismic design procedures for reinforced concrete buildings
in Australia, with direct reference to the Australian earthquake loading code, AS 1170.4 and …

The seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) walls has received significant attention
following the Canterbury earthquakes. The poor performance of RC walls in several modern …

A wide range of reinforced concrete (RC) wall performance was observed following the
2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes, with most walls performing as expected, but some …

During the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes, several reinforced concrete (RC) walls in
multi-storey building formed a limited number of cracks in the plastic hinge region as …

Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand, unexpected failure
modes were observed in reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls, such as local buckling of …

Design calculations are presented for two shear-wall buildings using a new code format
described in a companion paper. The lateral force resisting system for building 1 is …

An experimental study undertaken to assess the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete
(RC) walls constructed prior to the introduction of seismic design requirements in the New …

The vulnerability of low to medium rise reinforced concrete buildings in Australia that use
non-ductile reinforced concrete structural walls as the primary lateral force-resisting system …

Abstract The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission report (2013) showed that
cantilever reinforced concrete (RC) walls failed at a lower ductility capacity than expected …

Provisions of 1982 UBC, ACI 318-83, and ATC 3-06 pertaining to seismic shear design of
slender walls in mid-rise construction are evaluated. In the event of major ground shaking in …