Ductility and Energy Dissipation Capacity of Shear-Dominated Steel Plate Walls
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 134, Issue 9
Abstract
An experimental study was performed to investigate the potential maximum ductility and energy dissipation capacity of steel plate walls with thin infill plates. Three specimens of a three-story steel plate wall were tested. A concentrically braced frame (CBF) and a moment-resisting frame (MRF) were also tested for comparison. To maximize the ductility and energy dissipation capacity of the steel plate walls, ductile details were used. The test parameters were the aspect ratio of the infill plate and the shear strength of the column. The steel plate walls exhibited much better ductility and energy dissipation capacity as compared to the CBF and MRF. This result indicates that unlike conventional reinforced concrete walls and CBFs, shear-dominated steel plate walls with thin infill plates possess excellent ductility capacity as well as high strength and stiffness. Based on the results of previous studies and the present study, the variations in the ductility and the energy dissipation capacity of the steel plate walls according to the design parameters were investigated.
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Acknowledgments
This research was financially supported by the Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) and Korea Institute of Construction and Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning (KICTTEP) (Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDC105A1050001-05A0505-00210), and the writers are grateful to the authorities for their support.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 134 • Issue 9 • September 2008
Pages: 1495 - 1507
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Mar 5, 2007
Accepted: Jan 28, 2008
Published online: Sep 1, 2008
Published in print: Sep 2008
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Note. Associate Editor: Benjamin W. Schafer
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