Sustainable Reinforced Concrete Design of Structural Walls

Sustainability calls for reduction in the use of natural resources and man-made materials. In light of this, the present study demonstrates the potentials of the reduction of transverse reinforcement in structural walls. A structural wall 1.7 m long was designed following the Greek Code for Reinforced Concrete (GCRC). This wall was then constructed and tested under cyclic loading. The theoretical value of the uncracked stiffness was four times...