Seismic design and performance of a steel frame-shear plate shear wall with self-centering energy dissipation braces structure

Abstract

The steel plate shear wall with self-centering energy dissipation braces (SPSW-SCEDB) is a new seismic lateral resistant component. This paper outlines the performance requirements of the steel frame-shear plate shear wall with self-centering energy dissipation braces (SF-SCSPSW) structure and presents a direct displacement-based seismic design method for the structure. A combined strip model of the SPSW-SCEDB that considers the effect of the bolted connection on the wall plate is established. The comparison of the simulated and experimental results shows that the model can accurately predict the strength and hysteretic behavior under cyclic loading. The 8- and 15-story prototype buildings were designed using the presented method. The results of nonlinear dynamic analysis showed that larger inter-story deformations occurred on the lower floors, and the inter-story ratios gradually decreased with an increase in the number of floors. The maximum inter-story drift ratio (1.73%) of the 8-story structure under mega earthquakes and the maximum residual drift ratio (0.018%) of the 15-story structure under large earthquakes were less than the limit values (2% and 0.5%). Local yielding occurred between the brace connection and the column under mega earthquakes, but the columns remained in an elastic state. The seismic responses of the SPSW-SCEDBs in the two structures met the performance requirements of being elastic and suffering light and moderate and serious damage under frequent, medium, large, and mega earthquakes, respectively. The effectiveness of the proposed design method was verified.