Research Article
Investigation on the Effect of Geometric Parameter on Reinforced Concrete Exterior Shear Wall-Slab Connection Using Finite Element Analysis
Table 5
Cumulative energy dissipation and viscous damping ratio of U-type connection.
| Specimen designation | Area of OAD | Area of OBC | 2 ∗ π ∗ () (kN mm) | Area of Loop (kN mm) | | Positive (kN mm) | Negative (kN mm) |
| C1SWS1 | 131.490 | 134.719 | 1671.793 | 1331.143 | 0.80 | C1SWS2 | 145.480 | 146.214 | 1831.839 | 1566.701 | 0.86 | C1SWS3 | 248.959 | 250.449 | 3136.285 | 3046.029 | 0.97 |
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