New Finite Element for Steel Shear Plate Analysis
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 140, Issue 2
Abstract
A new rectangular orthotropic finite element including drilling rotations and nonnodal degrees of freedom for plane stress analysis is developed, and is fully compatible with a refined frame element; therefore, the membrane and the frame actions are coupled. This plane stress element in combination with a refined beam-column element can accurately model steel plate shear wall (SPSW) systems. The stresses and displacements obtained from numerical examples demonstrate the good accuracy and performance due to the combination of both elements when modeling SPSW with only one plane stress element between the building floors instead of using a dense mesh; therefore, an easier output is obtained to provide a final detailed design. This refined plane stress element provides another analytical tool for practicing structural engineers for the analysis of SPSW. The thin web infill plate design is based on the shear demand obtained directly from the analysis.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank Professors Gustavo Pacheco, Ph.D., and Alberto Guzman, Ph.D., from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (UPPR) for their valuable contribution in the preparation of this analytical work to achieve the proposed objectives.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 140 • Issue 2 • February 2014
Pages: 418 - 425
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Oct 18, 2011
Accepted: May 3, 2013
Published online: May 6, 2013
Published in print: Feb 1, 2014
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