Large-Scale Cyclic Testing of Steel-Plate Shear Walls with Coupling
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 10
Abstract
The steel-plate shear wall with coupling (SPSW-WC) system is a natural extension of the conventional steel-plate shear wall (SPSW) seismic force–resisting system. The SPSW-WC configuration is created by linking a pair of SPSW piers together with coupling beams at the floor levels. Two half-scale, three-story specimens were tested using hybrid controls to simulate the bottom three stories of six-story prototype structures. The experimental SPSW-WC specimens demonstrated robust cyclic performance. Both specimens reached 4% lateral drift, the maximum displacement that could be imposed by the facility, with minimal strength degradation. Additionally, a large amount of energy was dissipated during each test, with over 20% equivalent viscous damping observed in the 4% drift cycles. The web plates, horizontal boundary elements, and coupling beams all exhibited ductile response through large inelastic deformations. The SPSW-WC configuration was shown to be a viable seismic lateral force resisting system for use in high seismic regions.
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Acknowledgments
Funding for the present research was provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (CMMI-0830294) as part of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. The authors thank their collaborator at the University of Washington, Associate Professor Jeffrey Berman, for contributions to this research. All opinions, findings, and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of those acknowledged.
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Volume 143 • Issue 10 • October 2017
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Received: Apr 19, 2016
Accepted: Mar 27, 2017
Published online: Jul 19, 2017
Published in print: Oct 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Dec 19, 2017
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