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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 26, Number 3, February10 2018 , pages 361-373 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2018.26.3.361 |
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Numerical study of the cyclic behavior of steel plate shear wall systems (SPSWs) with differently shaped openings |
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Mustafa M. Ali, S.A. Osman, O.A. Husam and Ahmed W. Al-Zand
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| Abstract | ||
| This paper presents the development of finite element (FE) models to simulate the behavior of diagonally stiffened steel plate shear wall systems (SPSWs) with differently shaped openings subjected to a cyclic load. This walling system has the potential to be used for shear elements that resist lateral loads in steel-framed buildings. A number of ½-scale one-story buildings that were un-stiffened, stiffened and stiffened with opening SPSWs are modeled and simulated using the finite element method based on experimental data from previous research. After validating the finite element (FE) models, the effects of infill plate thickness on the cyclic behavior of steel shear walls are investigated. Furthermore, triple diagonal stiffeners are added to the steel infill plates of the SPSWs, and the effects are studied. Moreover, the effects of a number of differently shaped openings applied to the infill plate are studied. The results indicate that the bearing capacity and shear resistance are affected positively by increasing the infill plate thickness and by adding triple diagonal stiffeners. In addition, the cyclic behavior of SPSWs is improved, even with an opening in the SPSWs. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| steel plate shear wall systems (SPSWs); FE simulation; cyclic behavior; diagonal stiffeners; openings | ||
| Address | ||
| Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. | ||