SLIP DEFORMATION RESTRAINT FOR SHEAR WALLS WITH HING ISOLATED STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

The distributions of slip rate and ductile deformation in a strike- slip shear zone

A simple mechanical model and dimensional analysis are used to derive a scaling law for the partitioning between slip rate on a strike-slip fault and distributed deformation in the far-field. The depth of the fault, the distributions of stress, strain rate and slip rate are solved for a given far-field force or displacement in a 2-D medium with a linear temperature-dependent viscous rheology. A...

IMPROVED BIG BANG-BIG CRUNCH ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMAL DIMENSIONAL DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL WALLS SYSTEM

Among the different lateral force resisting systems, shear walls are of appropriate stiffness and hence are extensively employed in the design of high-rise structures. The architectural concerns regarding the safety of these structures have further widened the application of coupled shear walls. The present study investigated the optimal dimensional design of coupled shear walls based on the im...

Effect of Overturning Restraint on the Performance of Fully Sheathed and Perforated Timber Framed Shear Walls

Mathematical Approach for Large Deformation Analysis of the Stiffened Coupled Shear Walls

Shear walls are used in most of the tall buildings for carrying the lateral load. When openings for doors or windows are necessary to be existed in the shear walls, a special type of the shear walls is used called "coupled shear walls" which in some cases is stiffened by specific beams and so, called "stiffened coupled shear walls". In this paper, a mathematical method for geometrically nonline...

Structural Behavior of Axially Loaded Composite Concrete-steel Plate Shear Walls

composite concrete-steel plate shear walls are the most critical resisting structural members that resist lateral and axial loads. This type of wall consisting of two steel faceplates presenting the outer skin, infill concrete and shear connectors which are used to provide the composite action of the steel faceplates with infill concrete in order to increase the strength and to reduce the local...