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S E I S M I C S H E A R S T R E N G T H OF R E I N F O R C E D C O N C R E T E C O L U M N S By M. J. Nigel Priestley, l Ravindra Verma, 2 and YaH Xiao3 ABSTRACT: Aspectsrelating to the shear strength of circular and rectangular col- umns under seismicloadingare presented. An examinationof existingdesignequa- tions reveals wide differencesin predicted responses. Particular emphasis is placed on models capable of representing the interaction between flexural ductility and shear strength. A simple method is proposed whereby the strength enhancement provided by axial compressionis separated from the concrete component of shear strength and considered to result from arch action. The strength of the concrete component is reduced as flexural displacement ductility increases. Prediction of shear strengthfromthe proposed and alternativemethods are comparedwith results from a wide range of tests of columns failing in shear. The proposed method is shownto providesignificantlyimprovedcorrelationwith experimentalresults. Con- servative modificationsare made to enable the method to be used for design. INTRODUCTION Satisfactory seismic response of reinforced concrete structures requires that brittle failure modes be inhibited. Since it is common practice to rely on ductile inelastic flexural response of plastic hinges to reduce the strength requirements for structures responding to strong seismic attack, it is nec- essary to inhibit shear failure by ensuring that shear strength exceeds the shear corresp