Experimental study on seismic behavior of squat shear wall under high axial compression ratio
According to reversed low-cyclic loading tests of five reinforced concrete squat shear wall members with various axial compression ratio,the influence of high axial compression ratios on the failure mode,shear capacity,ductility,stiffness and energy dissipation of the squat shear wall were investigated,and the mechanical conditions and load transmission mechanism of the two-way web reinforcements for shear wall were analyzed.The results show that all members were failed by shear accompanying with out-of-plane sliding under high axial loads.In addition,high axial compression ratios resist the generation and development of cracks and improve the shear capacity of the members.However,when the members reached the peak load,the strength and stiffness of the members degrad sharply,and the ultimate displacement is small.The deformation capacity,ductility and energy dissipation of the members can be improved by increasing the stirrup ratio of the edge constraint members,but the failure mode and force transmission mechanism cannot be significantly influenced.While the axial compression ratio affects the force transmission mechanism of the members significantly.When the axial compression ratio is small,the truss action is dominant,so that both the horizontal and vertical reinforcements contribute to the shear capacity significantly and equally.When the axial compression ratio is high,the arch action becomes dominant,and the horizontal reinforcements cannot be fully used,contributing limitedly to the shear capacity,while the vertical reinforcements mainly contribute to arch actions.
squat shear wallhigh axial compression ratioshear capacityductilityseismic performancelow-cyclic loading test