Seismic Behavior of Steel Plate-Concrete Shear Walls with Holes
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Department of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin 300072, China
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Research Institute of Building and Construction CO.LTD.MCC Group, Beijing 100088, China
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Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(23), 5255; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235255
Received: 11 October 2019 / Revised: 21 November 2019 / Accepted: 27 November 2019 / Published: 3 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods for Seismic Performance Evaluation of Building Structures)
Steel plate-concrete shear walls (SPSW) are used as the containment in nuclear power stations. However, the influence of holes and axial loading on the behavior of steel plate-concrete shear walls is neglected in most studies. Thus, it is necessary to understand the seismic behavior of SPSW members with holes in order to avoid the potential risks for nuclear power stations. In this study, a series of specimens were tested by low-cycle reciprocal loading. The specimens were designed with different holes to simulate real members in nuclear power stations. A hysteretic curve of specimens was obtained from a low-cycle reciprocal test to discuss the seismic behavior of steel plate-concrete shear walls (SPSW). Moreover, effects of axial compression ratio, hole size, thickness of the steel plate, and hole position on the hysteretic performance of SPSW were analyzed. The horizontal ultimate bearing capacity of SPSW specimens was estimated using the norms of the Architecture Institute of Japan and the calculation method of Ono reduction rate. Results provide theoretical references for the design and application of SPSW with holes.
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Keywords:
SPSW; axial compression ratio; hole size; thickness of stiffening plate; hole position; hysteretic performance
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Chen, Z.; Wu, J.; Liu, H. Seismic Behavior of Steel Plate-Concrete Shear Walls with Holes. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5255.
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