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A novel shell element for nonlinear pushover analysis of reinforced concrete shear walls

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We present a procedure for the assessment of reinforced concrete structures in terms of seismic capacity based on the nonlinear pushover method. Structural systems containing shear walls are dealt with by adopting a newly developed reinforced shell element in which arbitrary distributions of steel reinforcement and nonlinear material behavior for both concrete and re-bars are considered. Stand-alone structural walls and a full-scale 3D building with shear walls placed along two directions are analyzed. Numerical simulations are presented that demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed approach in obtaining limit loads and failure mechanisms at an affordable computational cost.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143, Naples, Italy

    Nunziante Valoroso

  2. Dipartimento di Strutture per l’Ingegneria e l’Architettura, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy

    Francesco Marmo & Salvatore Sessa

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Valoroso, N., Marmo, F. & Sessa, S. A novel shell element for nonlinear pushover analysis of reinforced concrete shear walls. Bull Earthquake Eng 13, 2367–2388 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-015-9724-3

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