A revised edition of Standards for Structural Calculation of RC Structures was published by the Architectural Institute of Japan in 2010. It relaxed requirements on bound [...]

Static loading test was conducted on four 40%-scale specimens in order to evaluate the shear transfer mechanisms of structural walls with eccentric openings. Specimen con [...]

In the current design cord of AIJ(Architectural Institute of Japan), the minimum strength reduction factor of a structural wall due to the openings is limited to 0.6 by r [...]

This research aims to propose economical structural system which reduces seismic damage and needs no or little repair combing precast prestressed concrete (PCaPC) structu [...]

Structural walls are supported by foundation beams and piles that transfer earthquake-induced forces from the structural walls to the soil. In the current design procedur [...]

When major earthquakes hit urban areas in the world in 1990’s and 2000’s, many damaged reinforced concrete buildings did not function continuously during a long term [...]

This research aims to propose a simple seismic strengthening method which satisfies short construction period and low construction cost by using no rebar or bolt anchorag [...]

Reinforced concrete wall-frame structures are widely used for buildings. When such structures are subjected to severe earthquakes, rocking and sway motions can be observe [...]

The load carrying capacity and energy dissipation behavior of columns in post yield range of deformation has a significant role to prevent a total collapse of reinforced [...]

This paper proposes a use of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) with very low Young’s modulus to solve various issues of ordinary FRP’s. “Super Reinforced with Flexibi [...]