Verfahren zum Erdbebennachweis von durch Stahlbetonwände ausgesteiften Gebäuden mit explizitem Nachweis der Verformungen

Alternative seismic design methodology for reinforced concrete wall buildings incorporating the prediction of wall displacements

Typically the seismic design of reinforced concrete wall buildings uses either the uncracked flexural stiffness, or a value derived from it by multiplication with a reduction factor in order to allow for the influence of cracking. In fact however, the cracked stiffness of RC sections depends on the reinforcing ratio and on the axial load level. The yield deflection at which a plastic hinge will form at the base of a RC wall on the other hand, depends almost exclusively on the length of the wall in plan. Torsional effects due to eccentricity between the centres of mass and rigidity are typically allowed for by increasing the design lateral loads for individual walls. The increase of the deflection of individual walls due to torsional effects is not taken into consideration. Because the structural deformations implied by code force reduction factors do not explicitly allow for the increase of wall deflections due to torsional effects there is a possibility of a premature failure due to the exceedence of the deformation capacity of the critical wall. The paper presents a design methodology using realistic cracked member stiffness and explicitly allowing for additional wall deformations related to torsion.