Post-tensioned Concrete Shear Wall - Bok av Amanulla Mulla - Häftad
A post-tensioned concrete shear wall can be simply described as a conventional concrete shear wall in which about 50% of the vertical reinforcing bars are replaced with an equivalent amount of high strength cable that is tensioned after the wall is constructed. The addition of the post-tensioned cables modifies the design, detailing, and behavior of the wall as follows: 1. Allows the mild steel reinforcing to yield during a seismic event yet has sufficient restoring force to bring the wall back to..