Research on pseudo-static cyclic tests of precast concrete shear walls with vertical rebar lapping in grout-filled constrained hole

In this paper, the seismic behaviors of four precast shear wall specimens and one cast-in-place shear wall specimen are investigated by pseudo-static test method. For the precast shear wall specimens, a new type of assembled rebar lap splices with prepared grout-filled holes and constraining spiral hoops were applied. Different vertical rebar lap splice positions and different rebar lap lengths at the horizontal assembly joints of the precast specimens were designed and fabricated in order to compare their seismic behaviors with the cast-in-place specimen. The geometric size and rebars of four precast specimens are totally same as those of the cast-in-place specimen. By analysis of test results including the load-lateral drift hysteresis curves, crack propagation and rebar strains, the failure modes, bearing capacity, hysteretic characteristics, ductility, rigidity degeneration and energy dissipation of all specimens were obtained and compared. The test results show that the precast concrete shear walls with horizontal assembly joints by this kind of rebar connection have good seismic behaviors and could be equivalent to the cast-in-place shear walls on the conditions of specified construction details.