ramihabchi
Structural
hi,
It seems that ACI is not clear about slender walls as it is for columns.in aci 318-08 it is not clear which walls are considered slender walls and to which walls(slender or not or both)does empirical design method (14.5) apply.what is obvious is that slender walls with great out-of-plane moment could be designed with 14.8 ("alternative design for slender walls")but again I could not determine which walls are considered slender.it seems that walls where flexure is tension controlled are considered slender regardless of their height to thickness ratio.please correct me.
It seems that ACI is not clear about slender walls as it is for columns.in aci 318-08 it is not clear which walls are considered slender walls and to which walls(slender or not or both)does empirical design method (14.5) apply.what is obvious is that slender walls with great out-of-plane moment could be designed with 14.8 ("alternative design for slender walls")but again I could not determine which walls are considered slender.it seems that walls where flexure is tension controlled are considered slender regardless of their height to thickness ratio.please correct me.