Behavior of Fully Grouted Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Walls Failing in Flexure: Experimental Results

In this paper, the possibility of achieving a high level of ductility by flexural yielding in fully grouted reinforced concrete masonry shear walls is evaluated. Six full-scale walls were tested to failure under reversed cyclic lateral loading to investigate the effects of amount and distribution of vertical reinforcement and the level of axial compressive stress on the inelastic behavior and ductility. Results showed that yielding of the …