Investigation on the Effect of Geometric Parameter on Reinforced Concrete Exterior Shear Wall-Slab Connection Using Finite Element Analysis

Table 12

Summary of displacement and load at yield and ultimate for different specimens.

Specimen designation	Yield load (kN)	Displacement at yield load (mm)	Ultimate load (kN)	Displacement at ultimate load (mm)	Ductility factor
C1SWS1	6.93	10.5	11.40	23.31	2.22
C1SWS2	12.77	6.60	18.64	15.95	2.42
C1SWS3	24.39	6.45	31.63	15.76	2.44
C2SWS1	8.50	9.92	11.51	23.47	2.36
C2SWS2	14.34	6.53	18.43	16.03	2.45
C2SWS3	21.72	6.37	31.40	15.96	2.51
C3SWS1	6.23	9.2	11.42	23.47	2.55
C3SWS2	10.93	5.56	18.51	16.06	2.89
C3SWS3	21.81	5.36	31.56	15.75	2.94
C4SWS1	7.93	11.87	11.56	23.59	1.98
C4SWS2	14.08	8.01	18.43	16.03	2.00
C4SWS3	22.40	7.18	30.93	15.96	2.22
C1SWS1-1	6.85	11.01	11.30	25.10	2.28
C1SWS1-2	6.82	11.43	11.25	26.40	2.31
C1SWS1-3	5.98	11.49	10.97	27.00	2.35
C1SWS1-4	8.73	10.01	14.41	21.92	2.19