Research Spotlight: Finite Element Analysis on Shear Strength of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls Using

SSRC 2017 Annual Stability Conference

Session S8: Stability of Wall Systems Thursday, March 23, 2017 3:00 p.m.

Finite Element Analysis on Shear Strength of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls Using Corrugated Sheet Sheathing

Numerical simulations, as a substitutable method to experimental investigation, have received extensive attentions by scholars and researchers. Finite element analysis of cold-formed steel framed shear walls sheathed by corrugated steel sheets was performed using Abaqus software in this research. Besides, a series of parametric analysis were conducted and recommendations for practical application of this new kind of shear wall are presented.

Wenying Zhang and Yuanqi Li, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Mahsa Mahdavian and Cheng Yu, University of North Texas, Denton, TX