A new lateral load pattern for nonlinear pushover analysis of high-rising RC frame-wall structures

Lateral load pattern is one of the most important parameters to pushover analysis of structures. The current lateral load patterns are not fit for pushover analysis of high-rising structures. A new lateral load pattern, named Parabola pattern, is presented in this paper by a lot of time history analyses and pushover analyses performed to two high-rising RC frame-wall buildings. The new lateral load pattern is used in the pushover analysis of the two buildings. It shows that the new lateral load pattern is fit for the pushover analysis of high-rising buildings.