Cyclic Loading Behaviour of RCC Shear Wall Using ABAQUS

Cyclic Loading Behaviour of RCC Shear Wall Using ABAQUS

S. Gokulasankaran1, Dr. D. Shoba Rajkumar2, Mrs. R. Shobana3

1 PG Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.

2 Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamilnadu, India.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the response of RCC (Reinforced Concrete) shear wall under cyclic loading using Abaqus software. In Abaqus, the models are subjected to predefined cyclic loading patterns to evaluate their performance under repeated stress cycles. The analysis involves modelling the shear wall with appropriate material properties and reinforcement details. Numerical analysis includes defining material behaviours, such as concrete and steel in RCC, and accurately capturing their nonlinear responses under cyclic loading. Abaqus enables the implementation of constitutive models for concrete and reinforcement, considering factors like strain rate effects and fatigue damage accumulation. The numerical study involves in finding of structural displacement, energy dissipation, joint acceleration and compressive behaviour of RCC shear wall under cyclic loading.
Keywords: Shear wall; ABAQUS; cyclic loading analysis; structural displacement.