Analysis of internal force and reinforcement of reinforced concrete masonry shear wall structure

To obtain the internal force analysis and design of the reinforced concrete masonry shear wall structure high-efficiently and accurately, SATWE and EXCEL were applied to analyze the internal force and calculate the reinforcement of walls. The ways of inputting the thickness of walls and the value of the rigidity reduction factor of coupling beam were compared. With the direct inputting of the wall thickness without modifying and the proper increasing of the rigidity reduction factor of coupling beam, the internal force calculated by SATWE agrees well with the characteristic of reinforced concrete masonry shear wall structure. EXCEL programming was provided to calculate the reinforced steel bars of walls for reducing the workload. The above-mentioned method has been verified and widely used in the design of decades of reinforced concrete masonry shear wall structure.