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CEE 5470 Design for Seismic Loads

Homework 8 – Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls


Due November 2, 2023 by midnight

Given Information:

• Shear wall locations given in the plan below. Use dimensions between gridlines and story
heights from the structural drawings posted on Canvas for Homework 4.
• Lateral forces from ELF for the N-S direction are: F2=301 kips, F3=591 kips, F4=893 kips, F5=969
kips, FPHroof=460 kips. These forces include the redundancy factor as applicable.
• From a rigid diaphragm analysis, the force in the most heavily loaded shear wall is 0.51Fi for the
typical floor.
• The vertical loading for the shear wall is D=1.9 k/ft and L=1.5 k/ft acting at each level including
the roof. This does not include self-weight of the wall.

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13
B
C
D
E

Special Shear Walls Special Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames Gravity Framing

B C D

Penthouse

1st 4th Story

3rd Story

2nd Story

1st Story
Tasks for Homework 8:

1. Get demands, size the wall, and design vertical reinforcing steel
a. Calculate the shear force, overturning moment, and axial force at the base of the wall
for both load combination 6 and 7.
b. Use basic proportioning guidelines discussed in class to size the wall thickness and
vertical reinforcement (bar size, number of curtains, and spacing).
c. Add vertical bars at the ends of the wall and adjust interior bars until the load points
(LC6 and LC7) land within the axial force / moment interaction surface.
d. Verify your assumption about whether the section is tension-controlled or compression
controlled.
2. Shear strength
a. Calculate the shear demand at the first and second story
b. Find the required horizontal reinforcement at the first and second story
c. Show that the horizontal reinforcement satisfies the requirements of section 18.10.2.1
d. Calculate the shear demand at the base of the wall and prove that the sliding shear
capacity is greater than the demand.
3. Special boundary elements
a. Check if special boundary elements are required.
b. Determine how high to extend the special boundary elements
c. Determine the seismic hoop bar configuration and bar sizes. Determine the tie spacing.
4. Final Drawings
a. Draw an elevation view and cross-section view of the shear wall including the special
boundary elements.
b. Label all bar sizes, seismic hoop spacing, and dimensions.

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