Influence of floor slab on seismic design of rectangular structural wall in rc frame wall buildings

Abstract

Reinforced Concrete RC structural wall also commonly known as shear wall has large in plane lateral strength and lateral stiffness by virtue of its large in plane dimensions So these members are widely used in the lateral load resisting system of multistoried buildings in region with the possibility of strong earthquake shaking In such frame wall buildings the walls are connected to floor slabs at different levels Consequently the junction region of shear wall and floor slab constitute