Numerical evaluation of structural wall – flat slab connection

The response of the exterior shear wall to flat slab connection, subjected to the in-plane reversible cyclic load, is analyzed in the paper. The numerical analysis of the exterior wall-slab connection specimens scaled down to one third of the original size, with two types of joint detailing patterns, was conducted. The conventional pattern and a proposed nonconventional joint reinforcement detailing pattern were considered. It was established that the performance of the proposed nonconventional type of joint detailing is better compared to that of the conventional typ