Abstract
The objective of the present study is to investigate elasto-plastic behavior of the ductile vinylon fiber reinforced mortar shear walls by means of the finite element procedure, which incorporated the material models formulated on the basis of the fracture mechanics concept. The variables for the test and analysis include the type of concrete and mortar in the shear wall panels. The following findings were obtained through this study : 1) The up-grading and damage control effects of the ductile vinylon fiber reinforced mortar were veirfied by both the test and analysis. 2) The FE analysis procedure can simulate elasto-plastic shear behavior of the ductile vinylon fiber reinforced mortar shear walls.
