Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems (NEES-2010-0922)

<p><strong>Title</strong>: Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems (NEES-2010-0922)</p> <p><strong>Year Of Curation: </strong>2015</p> <p><strong>Description: </strong>This project investigates the feasibility of a new structural system for seismic regions, i.e., a seismic-resistant reinforced concrete (RC) coupled shear wall system where the widely-used, unbonded post-tensioned (PT) RC floor slab construction method is adapted for coupling (i.e., link) beams to develop coupling forces between the wall piers. The research objective is to develop a coupled wall system that provides significant performance, construction, and economic benefits, and that sustains little damage during a severe earthquake, over currently used shear walls coupled with diagonally reinforced coupling beams.</p> <p><strong>Award: </strong>http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1041598</p> <p><strong>PIs & CoPIs: </strong>Yahya Kurama, Michael McGinnis</p> <p><strong>Dates: </strong>November 01, 2010 - October 01, 2014</p> <p><strong>Organizations: </strong>Lehigh University, PA, United States,<br /> University of Notre Dame, IN, United States</p> <p><strong>Facilities: </strong>Lehigh University, PA, United States</p> <p><strong>Sponsor: </strong>NSF - CMMI - 1041598</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Coupling beam,digital image correlation,Coupled wall,Earthquake Engineering,Large Scale,large scale testing,Reinforced Concrete,Reinforced Concrete Structures,Reinforced Concrete Walls,Shear Wall,structural engineering,unbonded post-tensioned wall</p> <p><strong>Publications: -</strong></p> <nb:citations></nb:citations>