Cyclic response of reinforced concrete bearing shear walls under seismic loading: finite element multicellular multilayer plates approach

Abstract

A numerical model for predicting calculation of the non-linear performance of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic loading is needed to better simulate the behavior of reinforced concrete bearing shear walls dimensioned capacity terms with respect to seismic activity. A flexibility-based, finite element multicellular multilayer plate model and a model for the simulation of the hysteretic behavior of structures have been proposed. The results confirm the model capacity to correctly represent the hysteretic behavior of a reinforced concrete structure dimensioned capacity terms with respect to seismic activity and envisage a deepening of this tool.