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strength of shear walls 149

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150 response to lateral forces

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(a) Cross (b) Strain Distribution; (c) Concrete Stress (d) Steel Stress
Section f!y Distribution
.B=o:oo3 and Axial Load Distribution

Fig. Bl. Assumptions at flexural strength of rectangular shear walls

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Amount of Uniformly Distributed Vertical Reinforcemenl,p, percent

Fig. B2. Flexural strength of rectangular shear walls

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