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Drift Capacity Design of Shear Walls Reinforced with GFRP Bars

Research Abstract
The test results on shear walls with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement have proven the applicability of such structural members in resisting lateral loads and strongly suggested the necessity of proposing a design procedure for them. The elastic and inelastic deformations were identified and suggestions for appropriate definitions provided. The force modification factor Rd was estimated based on the idealized curve of the tested shear walls. The virtual plastic hinge lp for GFRP-reinforced walls was described
Research Authors
Nayera Mohamed, Ahmed Sabry Farghaly, Brahim Benmokrane, Kenneth W Neale
Research Department
Research Journal
ACI Structural Journal
Research Rank
1
Research Year
2014