Empirical Equations for Peak Shear Strength of Low Aspect Ratio Reinforced Concrete Walls by C. Kerem Gulec and Andrew S. Whittaker/AUTHORS' CLOSURE

Discussion by Himat Solanki and Sonal Thakkar ACI member, Sarasota, FL, and Assistant Professor, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India The authors have presented an interesting paper on empirical equations for the peak shear strength of low aspect ratio reinforced concrete (RC) walls; however, the disc...

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Published inACI structural journal Vol. 108; no. 6; p. 777
Main Authors Solanki, Himat, Thakkar, Sonal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Farmington Hills American Concrete Institute 01.11.2011
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Reinforced concrete
Shear strength
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Summary:Discussion by Himat Solanki and Sonal Thakkar ACI member, Sarasota, FL, and Assistant Professor, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India The authors have presented an interesting paper on empirical equations for the peak shear strength of low aspect ratio reinforced concrete (RC) walls; however, the discussers would like to offer the following comments: 1. [...] the horizontal reinforcement increases the shear strength up to 20%, depending on the amount of horizontal reinforcement.
ISSN:0889-3241
1944-7361