Reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls are effective lateral force-resisting components commonly implemented in tall buildings. Recent studies have investigated the impact of minimum vertical reinforcement limits on the ...

Implementation of low-damage buildings has been rapidly increasing with a range of alternative structural components, devices, and technologies available. In order to achieve low-damage outcomes the entire building needs ...

Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes, approximately 60% of multi-story buildings with reinforced concrete walls required demolition.  Both practitioners and researchers have increasingly realized that low-damage ...

Buildings that use concrete walls together with steel frames have become increasingly common in Christchurch, with around 35% of post-earthquake buildings using such mixed-material structural systems. This rapid shift in ...