Theoretical Analysis and Testing of Steel Frame with Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls with Steel Sheathing
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 144, Issue 7
Abstract
A new structural system, called steel frame with cold-formed steel shear infill walls (SFIW), is developed by using cold-formed steel shear walls with steel sheathing plates on both sides as infill walls in steel frame. The purpose is to investigate the ultimate strength of SFIW by a theoretical analysis and to study the cyclic behavior of SFIW by tests. Cyclic loading tests were conducted to characterize the seismic behavior and failure mechanism of the proposed system, and to identify the shear resistance contribution ratio between the infill wall and the steel frame. The results showed that SFIW exhibited relatively high ultimate strength, good ductility, and substantial energy absorption capacity. Furthermore, plastic analysis of this structural system was performed to investigate the ultimate strength of SFIW. The calculated values of the ultimate strengths by the proposed analytical theories were compared with the tested values and reasonable agreement was observed.
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Acknowledgments
The financial supports of the China Ministry of Science and Technology program Grant No. 2012BAJ13B02-2 and China Shanghai Baoshan District Committee of Science and Technology program Grant No. CXY-2010-15 are acknowledged. China Shanghai Beststeel Steel Structure Building Corporation Limited for supplying the materials is much appreciated.
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Volume 144 • Issue 7 • July 2018
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Received: Nov 30, 2016
Accepted: Dec 13, 2017
Published online: Apr 28, 2018
Published in print: Jul 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Sep 28, 2018
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