Open AccessDuctility of confined concrete masonry shear walls
Author(s) -
M. J. N. Priestley
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.15.1.22-26
Subject(s) - masonry , ductility (earth science) , shear wall , structural engineering , masonry veneer , shear (geology) , geotechnical engineering , materials science , unreinforced masonry building , geology , engineering , composite material , creep
Calculations for the ductility capacity of unconfined concrete
masonry shear walls developed in a previous paper are extended to cover
the case of confined masonry shear walls. Design charts are presented which show that the available ductility will always be greater than
three times the value for a corresponding unconfined wall. Recommendations to govern the required extent of confinement are made.