Seismic Hybrid Testing of Two-Story Low Aspect Ratio RC Shear Walls with Different Configurations in Nuclear Facilities

Low-aspect-ratio reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls are widely used as a seismic force-resisting system in containment and safety-related nuclear facilities. However, there has been limited research to date that experimentally quantified the performance of such nuclear RC shear walls when subjected to different ground motion levels. This lack of study is mainly attributed to the significant challenges that most laboratories encounter when …