Doctoral Thesis

Static analysis of reinforced concrete walls with additionally made openings

Final Thesis 18.52 MB Summary of Thesis 2.33 MB

Author of thesis: Ing. Ondřej Šimek, Ph.D.

Acad. year: 2023/2024

Supervisor: doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

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Abstract:

The thesis deals with the implementation of additional openings in reinforced concrete walls from the point of view of structural analysis. Two types of walls are analysed: panel walls and infill shear walls. In the introductory part, the current state of knowledge in the methods of analysis of this issue is discussed and their advantages or shortcomings are pointed out. Several types of wall specimens with pre- or post-made openings with different types of reinforcement representing the state after an additional opening is made are proposed and their behaviour is experimentally and subsequently numerically verified. On the basis of the data obtained, methods are proposed for the structural analysis and the design of reinforced concrete walls with additional openings. For panel walls with openings, the analysis method using wall models is extended and the method of static assessment is specified. The method of analysis for infill shear walls with an opening using equivalent diagonal bar strut has been extended to take account for the reinforcement and its load state. The proposed structural analysis methods were applied to a real prefabricated house with an additional opening and to a hypothetical frame structure with a proposed structural intervention in its bracing system.

Keywords:

concrete, additional opening, wall, infill, experiment, nonlinear analysis

Date of defence

26.03.2024

Result of the defence

Defended (thesis was successfully defended)

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Language of thesis

Czech

Faculty

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Study programme

Civil Engineering (D-K-C-SI (N))

Field of study

Constructions and Traffic Structures (KDS)

Composition of Committee

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc. (předseda)
doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. Ing. Zbyněk Keršner, CSc. (člen)
prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc., dr. h. c. (člen)
prof. Ing. Jan Vítek, CSc. (člen)
doc. Ing. Viktor Borzovič, Ph.D. (člen)
prof. Ing. Stanislav Vejvoda, CSc. (člen)

Supervisor’s report
doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

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Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová