Cyclic Behaviour of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Walls

Table 1

Strength and deformation properties of specimens RCW4 and RCW8.

		Strength (kN)			Drift (%)
		Fcr	Fy	Fu	δcr	δy	δu	δlf
RCW4	Exp.	2.8	18	23.5	0.17	0.47	1.00	1.33
	Theo.	4.0	16	23	0.1	0.42	0.75	n.a
RCW8	Exp.	2.3	20	24.5	0.17	0.55	0.67	1.00
	Theo.	4.3	18	23.5	0.1	0.43	0.8	n.a

Note. The theoretical values were taken from moment-curvature analysis (flexural component only).