Table 3 Quantities of concrete and steel reinforcement material for 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 | Concrete vol. (m3) | 45 | 30 | 36 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 270 | 270 | 324 | 672 | 672 | 672 |
Walls reinf. (tons) | 2.47 | 2.62 | 3.15 | 4.96 | 7.93 | 10.39 | 13.06 | 17.13 | 21.53 | 28.54 | 38.35 | 43.63 | |
Steel/conc. (kg/m3) | 55 | 87 | 88 | 41 | 66 | 72 | 48 | 63 | 66 | 42 | 57 | 65 | |
Total cost (unit) | 70 | 56 | 68 | 170 | 199 | 248 | 401 | 441 | 539 | 957 | 1056 | 1108 | |
Montreal | Concrete Vol. (m3) | 90 | 75 | 72 | 210 | 150 | 180 | Not permitted | 270 | 324 | Not permitted | 588 | 588 |
Walls reinf. (tons) | 9.48 | 7.49 | 5.19 | 13.96 | 10.57 | 13.72 | 18.97 | 22.75 | 40.79 | 40.79 | |||
Steel/Conc. (kg/m3) | 105 | 100 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | |||
Total cost (unit) | 185 | 150 | 124 | 350 | 256 | 317 | 460 | 551 | 996 | 996 | |||
Vancouver | Concrete Vol. (m3) | 105 | 105 | 108 | 240 | 210 | 252 | Not permitted | 405 | 486 | Not permitted | 756 | 756 |
Walls reinf. (tons) | 23.11 | 14.78 | 7.40 | 49.13 | 29.00 | 16.24 | 42.79 | 32.18 | 54.00 | 54.20 | |||
Steel/Conc. (kg/m3) | 220 | 141 | 68 | 205 | 138 | 64 | 106 | 69 | 71 | 72 | |||
Total cost (unit) | 336 | 253 | 182 | 731 | 500 | 414 | 833 | 808 | 1296 | 1298 | |||