Abstract

The present study focuses on the use of coupled shear walls with and without dampers for resisting seismic loads. Multistory structures with and without shear walls are analysed. Different parameters, such as the structure's base shear, storey drift, storey displacement, storey stiffness, and storey shear, are evaluated, and a comparative study is performed. It is observed that coupled shear walls with fluid viscous dampers reduce storey drift by 24% and storey displacement by 45% when compared to buildings without shear walls. A coupled shear wall with a damper has a 29% higher stiffness than a coupled shear wall without a damper, thus performing effectively in resisting lateral forces induced by an earthquake.

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