Design Method for Steel Plate Shear Wall Restrained by One-Sided Stiffening Type

Abstract

In this paper, the new rational design method of the stiffeners arranged in one-side of the steel plate shear wall is proposed. The purpose of this study is to directly estimate plastic buckling strength and plastic deformation capacity by using the width-thickness ratio β normalized by yield strength and elastic buckling coefficient. The relationship between β and plastic deformation capacity is formulated based on the results of FEM analysis. In addition, the effects of the cyclic loading and surrounding frame members are revealed by experimental tests. It is indicated that the proposed method enable to design the stiffeners more rationally.