20.500.12556/RUL-177811 Blind prediction and post-experimental analysis of RC core wall’s cyclic flexural response using MVLEM-FD Blind prediction and post-experimental studies of the flexural cyclic response of a U-shaped core wall, tested at UCLouvain, Belgium, are presented. The tested specimen (referred to as UW1) was modelled using a relatively simple 3D force–displacement-based version of the beam–column multiple-vertical-line-element (MVLEM-FD), developed at the University of Ljubljana (UL), using standard element parameters. The blind prediction accurately identified critical failure points within the specimen. However, the predicted type of failure, attributed to the rupture of longitudinal bars in the boundary region of flanges was somewhat different from that observed in the experiment. These bars were indeed ruptured, but their rupture was preceded by their buckling and the spalling of the surrounding concrete core. Moreover, the predicted force–displacement hysteretic loop exhibited a slight shift compared to experimental observations. Post-experimental studies revealed that this discrepancy was primarily due to the modelling of the loading at the top of the wall rather than the modelling of the wall itself. Specifically, an additional bending moment induced by the eccentricity of the vertical load applied using three actuators, which was overlooked in the blind prediction. Upon correcting the loading, the agreement between the numerical studies and experiment was considerably improved in terms of both the global and local response quantities. Additionally, minor improvements in modelling the boundary regions of the wall’s flanges, considering the relatively large unconfined concrete cover, were introduced, leading to enhanced estimations of near-collapse response. core walls modelling seismic response cyclic response MVLEM bending nonplanar walls jedra modeliranje potresni odziv ciklični odziv MVLEM upogib stene s prirobnicami true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-08 10:33:00 2026-01-08 10:33:06 2026-01-09 04:30:03 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 159–178 iss. 1 Vol. 24 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 699.8 1573-1456 10.1007/s10518-024-02006-8 211226627 s10518-024-02006-8.pdf s10518-024-02006-8.pdf 1 0249E2DC197EDD9AD4544EE9A38EAE7D 6717b57ec6b74948d392ebe5622f334a1437ce16da838e690ca4c50c641c0430 51c92eab-ec75-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225143 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10518-024-02006-8 1 08c33343-ec75-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225142 Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo 0 0 0