@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003683,
	  title     = {Semi Empirical Equations for Peak Shear Strength of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Walls},
	  author    = {Ali Kezmane and  Said Boukais and  Mohand Hamizi},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {This paper presents an analytical study on the
behavior of reinforced concrete walls with rectangular cross section.
Several experiments on such walls have been selected to be studied.
Database from various experiments were collected and nominal shear
wall strengths have been calculated using formulas, such as those of
the ACI (American), NZS (New Zealand), Mexican (NTCC), and
Wood and Barda equations. Subsequently, nominal shear wall
strengths from the formulas were compared with the ultimate shear
wall strengths from the database. These formulas vary substantially in
functional form and do not account for all variables that affect the
response of walls. There is substantial scatter in the predicted values
of ultimate shear strength. Two new semi empirical equations are
developed using data from tests of 57 walls for transitions walls and
27 for slender walls with the objective of improving the prediction of
peak strength of walls with the most possible accurate.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {8},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {931 - 943},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003683},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/92},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 92, 2014},
	}