Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Design Aci 318

Aci 318 11 was adopted as a standard of the american concrete institute may 24 2011 to supersede aci 318 08 in accordance with the institute s standardization procedure and was published august 2011.

Reinforced concrete shear wall design aci 318.

Performance based design of concrete buildings and the structural engineers association of. Concrete building code committee 318 of the american concrete institute and an honorary member of aci. In stiffeners and boundary elements spwall calculates the required shear and torsion steel reinforcement. Metric equivalents are provided only in appendix f of this document.

The design and detailing requirements for special reinforced concrete shear walls have undergone significant changes from aci 318 11 to aci 318 14. National institute of. Special reinforced concrete structural walls are walls that have been. Concrete design precast spandrel beam for combined shear and torsion aci 318 page.

The american concrete institute. In spwall the required flexural reinforcement is computed based on the selected design standard aci 318 14 is used in this example and the user can specify one or two layers of shear wall reinforcement. Sometimes referred to as shear walls. 7 design precast spandrel beam for combined shear and torsion as per aci 318 11 chapter 11 precast spandrel beam for combined shear and torsion b h b l h l a v al asc system width of beam b 16 0 in height of beam h 48 0 in width of beam ledge b l.

The changes are a result of the unsatisfactory performance of many shear walls in the chile earthquake of 2010 and the christchurch new zealand earthquake of 2011. In spwall the required flexural reinforcement is computed based on the selected design standard aci 318 14 is used in this example and the user can specify one or two layers of shear wall reinforcement. A complete metric companion to aci 318 has been developed 318m. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in farmington hills michigan usa the american concrete institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development dissemination and adoption of its consensus based standards technical resources educational programs and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design.