Results and analytical simulation of axial and diagonal compression tests on reinforced concrete panels cast with wood blocks system.

This paper deals with themechanical behavior of r.c. panels produced via the building
technology of Large lightly reinforced concrete walls–wood blocks system (LLRCW–
WBS). The results of axial and diagonal compression tests conducted on panels produced
with this system are presented. The theoretical and numerical analyses carried out in order to
reproduce the mechanical behavior of the panels, evaluate their stress-strain states and their
elastic-plastic behavior are then described. The theoretical analyses are performed on the
basis of an improvement in the methodology as set out in European guidelines. The results
of the theoretical and numerical models are compared with those obtained from experimentation
reaching a good correspondence. The defined models may be used in the design of
structures made of LLRCW–WBS.