Efficient seismic risk assessment aids decision-makers in formulating citywide risk mitigation
plans, providing insights into building performance and retrofitting costs. The complexity of …

This paper reviews the conceptual and technical advances in multi-actuator dynamic
loading in modern structural testing. In particular, a focus is given to the developments and …

Shear walls are typically the major lateral load-carrying components in high-rise buildings
owing to their high lateral strength and stiffness. This study introduces a technique for …

Tremendous effort has been devoted toward develo** automated post-earthquake
inspection techniques, including automated image collection and damage identification …

Existing approaches used to model the lateral load versus deformation responses of
reinforced concrete walls typically assume uncoupled axial/flexural and shear responses. A …

The research presented here developed a model for simulating the nonlinear cyclic
response of flexure-controlled concrete walls, which meets the dual objectives of accuracy …

During the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand, several reinforced concrete
(RC) walls in multistory buildings formed only a limited number of cracks at the wall base …

Abstract The use of High Strength Steel (HSS) reinforcement in concrete construction is
emerging rapidly, especially in high performance concrete applications. The ACI 318–19 …

Performance of reinforced concrete (RC) walls in recent laboratory tests and in recent strong
earthquakes has revealed that thin wall boundaries are susceptible to concrete crushing …

During the last two decades, thin concrete walls have been frequently used to brace mid-to
high-rise buildings in some Latin American countries. This structural system differs …