Seismic Response of Composite Coupled Walls

by Bahram M. Shahrooz, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States,
Mark E. Remmetter, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States,
Fei Qin, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete II

Abstract:

In many structures, height restrictions may require coupling of reinforced concrete walls by structural steel beams rather than conventional reinforced concrete beams. Through an experimental program, the seismic performance of this type of composite system was evaluated. The stiffness, energy dissipation capability, and hysteresis characteristics were studied. Simple design guidelines were developed. The experimental results were extended analytically to study the performance of a multistory structure with composite coupled walls.

Subject Headings: Composite structures | Coupled walls | Steel structures | Reinforced concrete | Concrete beams | Concrete structures | Steel beams

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