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Table 3 Test results.

From: Hysteretic Behavior of Conventionally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams in Reinforced Concrete Coupled Shear Wall

Specimen name

Yield

Ultimate

Failure

Ductility

Design load

P y (kN)

δ y (mm)

Drift (%)

P u (kN)

δ u (mm)

Drift (%)

P f (kN)

δ f (mm)

Drift (%)

δ u /δ y

δ f /δ y

P n (kN)

P u /P n

B-1-H

 +

737.04

10.51

0.87

877.5

25.08

2.08

454.0

34.27

2.84

2.39

3.26

576.87

1.52

 −

717.55

10.03

0.83

847.2

25.46

2.11

–

–

–

2.54

–

1.47

B-1-HA

 +

716.52

9.91

0.82

826.4

19.45

1.61

514.9

41.86

3.47

1.96

4.22

504.6

1.64

 −

680.20

9.55

0.79

785.8

19.54

1.62

624.9

30.44

2.52

2.05

3.19

1.56

B-2

 +

737.27

10.74

0.89

841.2

13.59

1.13

661.0

17.89

1.48

1.27

1.67

576.87

1.46

 −

654.25

8.39

0.69

698.1

14.07

1.16

464.9

26.65

2.21

1.68

3.18

1.21

B-2-H

 +

803.84

13.84

1.15

888.6

19.26

1.59

438.3

28.59

2.37

1.39

2.07

576.87

1.54

 −

815.65

13.58

1.12

846.6

14.16

1.17

672.0

25.05

2.07

1.04

1.84

1.47