Fragility and Economic Evaluations of High-Strength Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls in Nuclear Power Plants

Recent research studies have investigated the use of high-strength materials in nuclear power plant structures to enhance the constructability of their massive squat RC shear walls. For example, high-strength reinforcement bars can significantly reduce the required steel areas, thus minimizing material/fabrication costs, reducing rebar congestion, facilitating concrete consolidation/placement, and simplifying quality control checks. …