ABSTRACT
In order to study the behavior of composite steel-concrete walls an experimental program was conducted in the Civil Engineering Department at the Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania. Five possible solutions of composite walls called (CSRCW1 to 5) and one reinforced concrete typical shear wall (CSRW6), were designed and tested in laboratory. From these five composite specimens, two were tested prior to failure, then were retrofitted using CFRP composites and retested.
