Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Of Reinforced Concrete Transfer Beam Joints In Super High-rise Building

Reinforced concrete shear-wall and tube building are the most popular structure systems for high-rise buildings. With pursuit of multi-purpose and aesthetics of architecture, modern high-rise buildings becomes more and more irregular, so many structure designers prefer to choose the reinforced concrete transfer beam systems. The connections of the reinforced concrete transfer beam and shear-wall must be reliable to guarantee the safety of the whole buildings. But there are fewer experiments and research of the reinforced concrete transfer beam and shear-wall in domestic and international research works. The main work of this thesis is to use finite element method to study the behaviour of the joints of reinforced concrete transfer beam and shear-wall under reversed loading by choosing models and setting relevant parameters reasonably. The results are then compared with testing results. The mechanism of force transfer, failure state and seismic performance are investigated in order to provide instructions for application of the connection in the future.