Seismic Design and Analysis of Steel Plate Shear Walls with Coupling
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 139, Issue 8
Abstract
Special steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are an economical seismic lateral force resisting system used throughout North America and Japan. Architectural constraints often encourage the designer to place a pair of planar SPSWs adjacently. A logical extension of the planar SPSW system is to link two SPSWs together with coupling beams to form a SPSW with coupling (SPSW-WC). SPSW-WCs have only been addressed in a limited fashion by prior research, and current code provisions contain no guidance for their design. This research studied the force transfer mechanisms, behavior, and design of SPSW-WCs. A design methodology was developed by extending the capacity design procedures that are currently used for planar SPSWs. Fourteen prototype buildings were designed using this methodology, and representative numerical models were developed. These numerical models were validated and then used to conduct static pushover analysis and earthquake response history analysis. The results of the numerical simulations demonstrate that SPSW-WC systems exhibit robust seismic performance that is equivalent to or better than similar planar SPSW systems, and the SPSW-WC systems improve architectural flexibility and material efficiency.
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Acknowledgments
Funding for this research was provided by National Science Foundation Grant No. CMMI-0830294 as part of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. The authors thank collaborators at the University of Washington, Associate Professor Jeffrey Berman, Associate Professor Laura Lowes, and graduate students Patricia Clayton, Mohammad Malakoutian, and David Webster, for contributions to this research. The numerical simulations described herein were partially conducted using an allocation through the TeraGrid Advanced Support Program. All opinions, findings, and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of those acknowledged.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 8 • August 2013
Pages: 1263 - 1273
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 24, 2011
Accepted: Jan 30, 2012
Published online: Feb 1, 2012
Published in print: Aug 1, 2013
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