In this study, the applicability and conservativeness of current Eurocode 8 (2004) provisions for the design of ductile reinforced concrete (R/C) shear walls are evaluated. Apart from adequate strength supply, a successful design also requires that the provided section curvature ductility should satisfy the respective demand. The Code, striving to maintain a balance between ease of application and accuracy, provides practical directives to facilitate the required ductility supply. However, at the end of the design there is no tangible verification whether the provided ductility satisfies the requirement. To provide insight regarding the applicability of these Code provisions, an extensive series of rectangular wall cases is analyzed, and various design approaches adopted by engineering practice are evaluated. Moment-curvature analysis including confinement effects is performed on all wall configurations for verification purposes. It is found that simplified Code approaches cannot always guarantee an acceptable design; in this regard, a few alternatives are presented, favoring conservativeness and accelerating the design workflow. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the current design practice, under the light of the upcoming Code revision.

在这项研究中，评估了现行的欧洲规范8（2004）条款对延性钢筋混凝土（R / C）剪力墙设计的适用性和保守性。除了提供足够的强度外，成功的设计还要求提供的截面曲率延展性应满足各自的需求。该规范致力于在应用的简便性和准确性之间保持平衡，并提供了实用的指令以促进所需的延展性供应。但是，在设计结束时，没有明显的验证所提供的延展性是否满足要求。为了提供有关这些规范规定的适用性的见解，分析了一系列矩形墙案例，并评估了工程实践采用的各种设计方法。为了验证目的，对所有墙体配置进行了包括约束效应在内的弯矩曲率分析。发现简化的代码方法不能总是保证可接受的设计。在这方面，提出了一些替代方法，这些方法有利于保守性并加速设计工作流程。本文根据即将进行的Code修订对当前的设计实践进行了评估。