Dear all,
Is it possible to model shear wall in the shape of E (3 parallel walls connected to 1 perpendicular to them)?
Or right now is it best to model it as a connection of i.e. U and rectangle wall (with small duplication of section in the middle of U wall)?
Best regards
E-shaped shear wall
Re: E-shaped shear wall
Dear Boniek,
You may model the E-shaped wall section with five elements (three parallel walls connected to two perpendicular) and link them with rigid links.
Also, as it is written in the "Compound Wall" section of SeismoStruct's User Manual and Help System: "According to recent research (Beyer K, Dazio A., Priestley M.J.N. [2008] "Inelastic wide-column models for U-shaped reinforced concrete wall," Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-33.),the best way to subdivide non-planar wall systems, e.g. U-shaped or Z-shaped walls, into planar subsections is by splitting the corner area between the flange and the walls."
Please read the corresponding section for more information.
You may model the E-shaped wall section with five elements (three parallel walls connected to two perpendicular) and link them with rigid links.
Also, as it is written in the "Compound Wall" section of SeismoStruct's User Manual and Help System: "According to recent research (Beyer K, Dazio A., Priestley M.J.N. [2008] "Inelastic wide-column models for U-shaped reinforced concrete wall," Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-33.),the best way to subdivide non-planar wall systems, e.g. U-shaped or Z-shaped walls, into planar subsections is by splitting the corner area between the flange and the walls."
Please read the corresponding section for more information.
Zoi Gronti
Seismosoft Srl.
Seismosoft Srl.
Re: E-shaped shear wall
Thank you very much. The article you have mentioned has been very helpful.