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 …

Reinforced concrete structural walls (RCSWs) are integral part of buildings and other
structures and are used to carry in-plane and out-plane loads. For assessment purposes …

Changing the use of an existing building may require removing some portions of its
structural members, such as introducing door and window openings in the existing shear …

Modern reinforced concrete design codes can generally achieve the primary performance
level of no collapse in the event of a rare to very rare earthquake. However, recent seismic …

Abstract The Modified Compression Field Theory (MCFT) offers an improved understanding
of concrete behaviour by considering it as an orthotropic material and incorporating …

Modern-designed reinforced concrete walls can typically achieve the primary performance
level of collapse prevention in a moderate-to-large earthquake event. However, the …

When using a plastic hinge analysis, an estimate of the ultimate displacement capacity of
reinforced concrete (RC) structural wall buildings is highly dependent on the assumed …

Reinforced concrete walls are commonly used to resist the lateral loading induced by wind
and earthquake actions. While most walls include two vertical reinforcement layers, some …

Thin reinforced concrete (RC) walls with single layer reinforcement have been used for
houses and buildings in several Latin American countries. Although some design codes …

Shear lag effects can significantly reduce the moment capacity of nonrectangular reinforced
concrete walls. Although this phenomenon is recognized as an important component in the …