NUMERICAL STUDY ON STEEL SHEAR WALLS WITH SINUSOIDAL CORRUGATED PLATES

Authors

  • HAMED KALALI
  • TOHID GHANBARI GHAZIJAHANI
  • MOHAMMAD HAJSADEGHI
  • TADEH ZIRAKIAN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
  • FARSHID J. ALAEE

Keywords:

STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALLS, SINUSOIDAL CORRUGATED PLATES, NUMERICAL SIMULATION, STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

OVER THE PAST DECADES A GROWING DEMAND AND INTEREST HAS STIMULATED MANY RESEARCHERS TO INVESTIGATE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALLS (SPSWS). THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF STEEL SHEAR WALLS WITH SINUSOIDAL CORRUGATED PLATE INFILLS IS INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY. FINITE ELEMENT (FE) ANALYSIS WAS ADOPTED USING ANSYS SOFTWARE, WHEREIN FLAT AND CORRUGATED SHEAR WALLS Â WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES, VARIOUS CORRUGATION NUMBERS AND ANGLES Â WERE MODELED UNDER MONOTONIC AND CYCLIC LOADS. RESULTS AND FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY INDICATE THAT GEOMETRICAL VARIATIONS DEVELOPED THROUGH CORRUGATION CAN BE EFFECTIVE ON THE CAPACITY, RIGIDITY, AND POST-YIELDING RESPONSES OF SUCH CORRUGATED-WEB LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, PROPER DESIGN AND DETAILING CAN RESULT IN DESIRABLE STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR AND SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF SPSWS WITH SINUSOIDAL CORRUGATED INFILL PLATES.

Author Biography

TADEH ZIRAKIAN, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

DR. TADEH ZIRAKIAN IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE (CSUN). HE RECEIVED HIS PH.D. IN CIVIL ENGINEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA) IN 2013 BY MAJORING IN STRUCTURAL AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND MINORING IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS. DR. ZIRAKIAN HAS BEEN LECTURING AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA), CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA (CAL POLY POMONA), CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES (CAL STATE LA), AND LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (LMU). HE HAS AUTHORED AND CO-AUTHORED NUMEROUS RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED IN PRESTIGIOUS ENGINEERING JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES, AND HAS ALSO SERVED AS A REVIEWER FOR VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, DR. ZIRAKIAN IS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.) IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN U.S.A., AND HAS BEEN WORKING AS A PRACTICING CIVIL ENGINEER AT SEVERAL ENGINEERING COMPANIES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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2016-11-01

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