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Table 4 Reinforcement details and rebar constructability of the analyzed buildings.

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

SVL (mm)

500

320

260

500

320

260

500

320

260

320

200

200

SHZ (mm)

500

320

260

500

320

260

500

320

260

260

200

200

Asconc (M)

8–20

8–15

8–30

8–15

8–20

8–25

8–25

12–20

16–20

16–20

8–30

12–30

SHoops (mm)

250

90

120

250

120

150

250

120

120

320

180

180

LCOL (mm)

250

250

300

250

250

300

250

250

300

400

400

400

No. of B.

738

1870

1499

1462

2903

2496

2190

4359

4498

4727

5937

5941

No. of C.

216

553

401

404

931

699

600

1405

1208

1320

2073

2081

No. of T.

780

1708

1577

1800

3875

4600

3420

8531

11,423

11,769

21,933

22,600

C.F.

1734

4131

3477

3666

7709

7794

6210

14,294

17,130

17,816

29,943

30,622

Relative

1.00

2.38

2.01

1.00

2.10

2.13

1.00

2.30

2.76

1.00

1.68

1.72

Montreal

SVL (mm)

500

320

260

500

320

260

Not permitted

320

260

Not permitted

220

220

SHZ (mm)

400

320

260

400

320

260

320

260

220

220

Asconc (M)

20–30

12–25

8–25

16–25

8–25

12–25

16–20

12–25

16–25

16–25

SHoops (mm)

250

125

150

250

125

150

120

150

150

150

LCOL (mm)

600

400

300

400

250

300

300

300

300

300

No. of B.

1028

1426

1265

2740

2811

2508

4361

3744

5165

5165

No. of C.

391

504

383

710

927

723

1409

1050

1493

1493

No. of T.

1635

2419

2300

3720

4545

5923

9000

9923

20,618

20,618

C.F.

3054

4348

3948

7170

8283

9153

14,769

14,718

27,277

27,277

Relative

1.00

1.42

1.29

1.00

1.16

1.28

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Vancouver

SVL (mm)

400

320

260

500

320

260

Not permitted

320

260

Not permitted

280

220

SHZ (mm)

170

220

260

220

260

260

320

260

280

220

Asconc (M)

52–30

36–25

8–30

56–30

36–25

8–25

32–25

16–25

20–30

20–25

SHoops (mm)

250

125

150

250

125

150

175

150

175

150

LCOL (mm)

1150

900

300

1800

900

300

900

350

500

400

No. of B.

2227

2741

1281

4219

5330

2520

5783

3772

7792

9187

No. of C.

684

889

415

1141

1558

747

1747

1106

2385

2337

No. of T.

4221

5302

3223

7255

9932

7369

12,640

14,677

18,600

27,927

C.F.

7133

8931

4919

12,615

16,819

10,636

20,171

19,555

28,777

39,452

Relative

1.00

1.25

0.69

1.00

1.33

0.84

1.00

0.97

1.00

1.37