Contemporary structures can resist earthquakes as they deform and dissipate energy.\nHowever, during strong ground motions, these structures can sustain significant concrete damage\nand overall permanent deformations. Therefore, it is of great benefit if earthquake-resisting structures\ncan deform and dissipate energy, and yet sustain mitigated damage. This paper illustrates the\nfindings of an experimental study focused on the mitigation of damage and reduction of residual\ndisplacements in reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls. In this study, the cyclic properties of\ntwo innovative shear wallsâ??a slender and a squat wallâ??which were cast with fiber-reinforced\ncementitious composites and reinforced with steel and glass fiber reinforced polymer bars are\ninvestigated. Then, the improvements of the innovative specimens with respect to two conventional\nRC shear walls are discussed in terms of damage propagation, self-centering, stiffness retention\nand energy dissipation. As the experiments showed, the innovative walls sustained mitigated\nconcrete damage and less residual drift ratios while illustrating significant stiffness and energy\ndissipation capacities.
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