Novel Empirical Expression to Predict Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Walls Based on Particle Swarm

Chandra and Teng present a discussion on the development of a new method for shear analysis of structural walls. Here, they pose some questions with regards to the development of a novel empirical expression to predict shear strength of reinforced concrete walls based on particle swarm. Among the questions that need some clarifications include the calculation of shear strength and the assumptions that structural reinforced concrete are always provided with shear or web reinforcements.