Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Design Example

This web seminar illustrates the design of cast in place reinforced concrete shear structural walls in low b to moderate c as well as high d e f seismic design categories sdcs.

Reinforced concrete shear wall design example.

Aci 318 05 design data. Ordinary shear walls are designed when the sdc is b or c while special shear walls are. Access free concrete shear wall design guide shear wall design manual ottegroup reinforced concrete shear wall analysis and design a structural reinforced concrete shear wall in a 5 story building provides lateral and gravity load resistance for the applied load as shown in the figure below. Design is for shear as well as for combined flexure and axial loads.

Service load dead load at each floor and roof. 3500 psi concrete 5 10. Reinforced concrete mechanics and design 7th edition 2016 james wight pearson example 18 2 design data f c 4 000 psi normal weight concrete f y 60 000 psi slab thickness 7 in. Wall thickness 10 in.

A reinforced concrete load bearing shear wall supporting for a four story building. Live load at each floor and roof. P l 25 kips. The purpose of this design example is twofold.

A structural reinforced concrete shear wall in a 5 story building provides lateral and gravity load resistance for the applied load as shown in the figure below. Bending strengthof the section has been reduced by about 15 shear strengthat wall base has been reduced by about 14. P d 40 kips. 5 bars at 18 in.

3 clear rather than the designed 2 clear. Strength reduced from 136 7 to 116 8 in kips. The structure in this design example is an eight story offi ce with load bearing reinforced concrete walls as its seismic force resisting system. This design example focuses on the design and detailing of one of the 30 foot 6 inch long walls running in the transverse building direction.

Shear strength reduced from 7654 lbs to 6589 lbs. On centers in each face a s vertical 5 18 in. Shear wall section and assumed reinforcement is investigated after analysis to verify suitability for the applied loads. Shear wall section page 11 28.