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Table 1 Static and dynamic analyses results of the 32 studied cases.

From: Effect of Preliminary Selection of RC Shear Walls’ Ductility Level on Material Quantities

City

No. of stories

5

10

15

20

Ductility level

Conv.

Mod. Duct.

Duct.

Conv.

Mod. Duct.

Duct.

Conv.

Mod. Duct.

Duct.

Conv.

Mod. Duct.

Duct.

Toronto

tw (m)

0.25

0.25

0.30

0.25

0.25

0.30

0.25

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.40

0.40

Lw (m)

3.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Ta (s)

1.26

2.30

2.37

2.90

3.20

3.31

3.76

3.88

4.04

4.00

4.42

4.93

Governing case

S

S

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

Correspond. Max. I.D. (%)

0.38

0.84

0.10

0.14

0.14

0.12

0.16

0.16

0.14

0.16

0.16

0.16

Vf (kN)ǂ

524

395

212

463

463

463

767

767

767

1103

1103

1103

Mf (kN m)ǂ

3847

1765

1601

7195

7195

7195

18,118

18,118

18,118

34,977

34,977

34,977

Montreal

tw (m)

0.25

0.25

0.30

0.25

0.25

0.30

Not permitted

0.25

0.30

Not permitted

0.35

0.35

Lw (m)

6.0

5.0

4.0

7.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

Ta (s)

0.50

0.69

1.00

1.37

2.36

2.45

3.90

4.05

4.35

4.84

Governing case

S

S

S

S

S

W

W

W

W

W

Correspond. Max. I.D. (%)

0.26

0.40

0.50

0.37

0.49

0.06

0.14

0.12

0.17

0.17

Vf (kN)ǂ

1957

1122

463

2248

1003

505*

1393*

706*

1385*

1002*

Mf (kN m)ǂ

19,312

9961

3065

24,855

7736

6540

16,470

16,470

31,797

31,797

Vancouver

tw (m)

0.25

0.25

0.30

0.25

0.25

0.30

Not permitted

0.25

0.30

Not permitted

0.35

0.35

Lw (m)

7.0

7.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

Ta (s)

0.41

0.46

0.58

1.14

1.53

1.60

2.26

2.36

3.33

3.73

Governing case

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

W

Correspond. Max. I.D. (%)

0.39

0.46

0.60

0.66

1.00

1.03

0.95

1.03

1.11

0.10

Vf (kN)ǂ

4267

2769

1093

4002

2466

1219

2873

1463

3094

1419*

Mf (kN m)ǂ

46,011

29,464

11,266

62,725

35,709

17,326

50,878

25,748

65,751

35,772

  1. ǂFactored forces at the wall base.
  2. *Seismic loads governed for these cases.