Shear Resistance Analysis of Rebar Connector in RC Stocky Wall Panel Using Lusas 3D Modelling

Reinforced concrete (RC) stocky wall panel is a new innovation to the construction industry. To-date, studies on the RC stocky wall panel are under progress. This paper is analyzed shear resistance of rebar connector in RC stocky wall panels using LUSAS 3D model. Four (4) number of model have been analyzed using finite element analysis with varies size of rebar connector which is T12, T16, T20 and T25. These models of RC stocky wall panel was constructed in same dimension, 125 mm × 1,000 mm × 500 mm (Thickness:Length:Height). This paper was concerned with a finite element model to determine the maximum deflection of the RC stocky wall panel in resisting lateral load. These four (4) models are being analyzed to observe its deflection, stress and strain. The result was illustrated and discussed in graphs namely stress-strain relationship and also load versus displacement contour. The size of rebar connectors are affected the shear resistance results in term of lateral deflection, stress and strain. From this study, it can be concluded that, the larger diameter of rebar size has give the less displacement in model.