Comparison reinforcement design shear wall modelling planar and assembly in elevator shaft

Abstract

Shear walls modelling as planar or assembly have different assumption in behaviour that will give different responses in forces. Shear wall planar modelling as individual walls which each wall was modelled as a vertical beam. Shear Wall assembly modelling as a combined unit to be represented by one beam element. The application of shear wall assembly is placed in elevator shafts in buildings or stairwell. [1]. In ETABS program, there are two types modelling shear wall are planar walls and wall assemblies. The analysis is based on three types of design section that are Simplified Compression (C) and Tension (T), Uniform Reinforcing and General Reinforcing. The purpose of this study is comparing the planar walls Simplified C and T with planar walls Uniform Reinforcing and wall assemblies Uniform Reinforcing. The conclusion for longitudinal reinforcement are, first, planar walls Simplified C and T is 40 to 96 % larger than wall assemblies, except pier P6 is 28 % smaller, second, planar walls Uniform Reinforcing is larger than 7 to 33 % wall assemblies Uniform Reinforcing, except pier P6 is 39 % smaller, third, the planar walls Simplified C and T, planar walls Uniform Reinforcing transversal reinforcement are 1 to 8 % larger than wall assemblies Uniform Reinforcing, except pier P6 is 51 % smaller.