Load distribution in one-story shear-wall structures | |
| Author | Ferraz, Reynaldo Paras |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 129 |
| Subject(s) | Walls--Testing Materials-Dynamic testing |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment if the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The load distribution in one-story shear-wall structures subjected to lateral loads were determined using BENJAMIN'S (1959) approximate analysis. Three shear-wall structures, namely: first, with four rectangular walls; second, with two rectangular walls and a channel assembly; and, third, with four rectangular walls and a square box assembly, were analyzed. It was found out that the percentage difference between the magnitudes of the reacting force in a shear wall, calculated by considering and neglecting its own torsional rigidity in the approximate solution, increases as its own torsional rigidity increases. This difference ranges from 0 to 160 per cent in the examples considered. A model study of a one-story shear-wall structure consisting of four rectangular walls and a square box assembly was also presented. Results showed that the theoretical reacting forces in the walls and assembly were generally higher than the experimental values by 2 to 20 per cent. |
| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1979 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dr. Victor A. Pulmano; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Dr. Neil Jackson;Dr. William J. Venuti;Dean Milton E. Bender, Jr. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - SEATO Graduate School of Engineering |