Abstract
A reinforced concrete shear wall (RC wall) is recognized as an important seismic element due to its high stiffness and strength. In order to use an RC wall more effective in the frame with RC wall, large deformation capacity and stable lateral stiffness at flexural hinge zone are required. This paper proposes a new RC wall with hinge isolated structural system and verifies the lateral force resisting and lateral deformation mechanisms by a horizontal loading test for one-third scale models. The test results show the facts that the RC wall with hinge isolated structural system forms clear isolated flexural hinge mechanism and suffers small damage of concrete in the hinge zone. The larger deformation capacity will be expected by restraining a slip deformation at the wall foot.
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