Parametric Analyses of RC Shear Walls by FEM

In this paper, nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete shear walls is studied by using the finite element analysis. We applied numerical analyses to a wide range of parameters, such as reinforcement ratio, vertical arial stress, compressive strength of concrete, cross section of columns and openings; these aspects were not included in the authors' experimental study. The stress states which could not be grasped in the experiments are also studied from the analytical results.