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Design Procedure for Thin Shear Walls in High Seismic Zones

Research Purpose: To test the seismic efficacy of a thin wall type of shear wall that has the potential to provide safer buildings in the six- to seven-story range to effectively meet California's growing need for lower cost buildings, and to publish design guidelines for practitioners’ use in designing these systems.

Research Products: The design procedures document that can be used to design thin shear wall elements on multi-story buildings in high seismic zones and secure code adoption, plus two supporting technical reports describing the results of shake table tests on full-scale slices of rectangular and T-wall sections in a 7-story reinforced concrete building.

Grantee: University of California, San Diego	Grant Award: $130,706
Period: June 2006 – December 2006	P.I.: Professor Jose Restrepo
Industry Champion: Robert E. Englekirk
CPF Grant #11-06

PRODUCT TITLE	AUTHOR
Rational Seismic Design Procedures for Shear Wall Braced Buildings	Robert Englekirk
Shake Table Test of a 7-Story Full Scale Reinforced Concrete Structural Wall Building Phase I: Rectangular Wall Section	Jose Restrepo et. al.
Shake Table Test of a 7-Story Full Scale Reinforced Concrete Structural Wall Building Phase II: T-Wall Section	Jose Restrepo et. al.