PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE ESCUELA DE INGENIERIA INFLUENCE OF AXIAL LOAD IN THE SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS WITH NONSEISMIC DETAILING CRISTÓBAL NICOLÁS ALARCÓN OLIVARI Thesis submitted to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering Advisor: MATÍAS ANDRÉS HUBE GINESTAR Santiago de Chile, (August, 2013) 2013, Cristóbal Alarcón