Abstract

A practical method of analysing frame-shear wall structures is presented. Its development is based on the transfer matrix technique and structural modelling using beam elements. The basic equations were derived for a general two-dimensional arrangement of frames and shear walls taking into account the shear deformation of all structural elements. Axial deformations are generally neglected but their effect on the structural response of simple frame-shear wall combinations is assessed. An approximate analysis reducing uniform frames to single vertical elements is developed and incorporated into the general formulation. The computer codes implementing both the linear static as well as the free vibration analysis of frame-shear wall systems have been tested for accuracy and efficiency through their extensive application to a wide range of geometries.

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