Session Dates

07 Nov 2018 - 08 Nov 2018

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to provide an introduction to a recently compiled database of cold-formed steel framed shear wall tests and demonstrate the application of this database for improving the understanding and modeling of cold-formed steel framed shear walls. Over the last 20 years a substantial number of cold-formed steel framed shear walls have been tested under monotonic and cyclic conditions. These tests provide the support for the cold-formed steel framed shear wall provisions provided in the North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing (AISI S240-15), the North American Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems (AISI S400-15), and the U.S. Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings standard (ASCE41- 17). The initial version of the database was assembled during the development of ASCE41-17. The database has recently been expanded to include additional tests, additional complete cyclic information from tests, additional fields regarding limit states and code predictions, and placed in a standardized format. The database consists of a central Excel spreadsheet, ordered plain text files for each individual test, and custom Matlab code for reading, processing, and plotting any desired subset of the database. As a new application of the assembled database the expected strength of cold-formed steel framed shear walls is explored. The information in the database is summarized herein, along with commentary on current code provisions, and areas of potential improvement and need.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

Wei-Wen Yu International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures 2018

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Document Version

Final Version

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© 2018 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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text

Language

English

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Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Wall Database

The objective of this paper is to provide an introduction to a recently compiled database of cold-formed steel framed shear wall tests and demonstrate the application of this database for improving the understanding and modeling of cold-formed steel framed shear walls. Over the last 20 years a substantial number of cold-formed steel framed shear walls have been tested under monotonic and cyclic conditions. These tests provide the support for the cold-formed steel framed shear wall provisions provided in the North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing (AISI S240-15), the North American Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems (AISI S400-15), and the U.S. Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings standard (ASCE41- 17). The initial version of the database was assembled during the development of ASCE41-17. The database has recently been expanded to include additional tests, additional complete cyclic information from tests, additional fields regarding limit states and code predictions, and placed in a standardized format. The database consists of a central Excel spreadsheet, ordered plain text files for each individual test, and custom Matlab code for reading, processing, and plotting any desired subset of the database. As a new application of the assembled database the expected strength of cold-formed steel framed shear walls is explored. The information in the database is summarized herein, along with commentary on current code provisions, and areas of potential improvement and need.