Experimental Study on Axial Compression of an Insulating Layer through a Composite Shear Wall

Table 1

Basic parameters of specimen.

Specimen name	The specifications of the wall			Wire mesh	U-shaped stirrup	Vertical bars of the edge restraint member	Reinforcement ratio (%)
	Type	Section size (mm × mm)	The wall thickness (mm)
W1	The solid wall	1000 × 1500	80	50 × 50	6@100	12	0.353
W2	The solid wall	1000 × 1500	80	75 × 75	6@100	12	0.235
W3	The composite wall	1000 × 1500	40 + 50 + 40	75 × 75	6@100	12	0.235
W4	The composite wall	1000 × 1500	40 + 70 + 40	50 × 50	6@100	12	0.353
W5	The composite wall	1000 × 1500	40 + 70 + 40	75 × 75	6@100	12	0.235