Effect of creep and shrinkage in reinforced concrete frame–shear wall system with high beam stiffness

Abstract

AbstractThe behaviour of frames and frame–shear wall systems with regard to creep and shrinkage with high beam stiffness has been largely unexplored until recently since no procedure has been available. For low beam stiffness the most widely used procedure available in literature for determining creep and shrinkage effects in reinforced concrete building frames and frame–shear wall systems designated herein as approximate procedure, AP has been recommended for buildings having flexible slab systems and with a limited number of storeys. Recently an accurate procedure termed Consistent Procedure (CP) has been developed which is applicable to low as well as high beam stiffness and requires no restriction on number of storeys. In this paper, using CP, studies are reported for frame–shear wall systems with high beam stiffness. The effect of introduction of shear walls on load transfer among vertical members considering creep and shrinkage is studied. It is shown that the presence of shear wall alters significantly the load transfer among vertical members. It is also shown that whereas differential vertical deflections between adjacent vertical members are small owing to high stiffness of beams, the load transfer between them can be significant. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.