The Master’s thesis presents the design of the reinforced concrete coupled wall of a 16-storey residential building. The structure of the building is composed of coupled and uncoupled walls and two frames. Reinforced concrete coupled walls have high resistance and stiffness and are therefore suitable for taller buildings, but the seismic response of such walls is not yet well understood, which is also reflected in the Eurocode standard. The analyzed coupled wall is assembled of seven piers, which are connected by beams. In the first part of the thesis, the building is modelled and analyzed by ETABS 2015. Due to the large compression forces at the base of the walls, it was found that the structure did not comply with the code. Based on the results of the analysis, it is concluded that the structural design of the building is not suitable. A better design is then achieved by removing some structural elements and by changing the material and geometric characteristics of the remaining elements. In the second part of the thesis the uncertainty of the transfer of seismic action to the coupling beams is examined. The first mechanism takes into account the transfer of seismic action also by the coupling beams, while the second mechanism assumes that the beams are severely damaged during an earthquake and that all the seismic action is then transferred to the piers. Results of the analysis show that by removing the beams, the period of vibration increases for almost 100% and the structure becomes torsionally flexible. In the basic case, the vertical and horizontal reinforcement is determined by considering the first mechanism of transfer of seismic action. It is shown that the reinforcement of the piers at the base appears to be underestimated by about 25% relative to the reinforcement which corresponds to the second mechanism of transfer of seismic action.
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