Improved Fastener-Based Modelling Method for Reinforced Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls

The fastener-based computational model is improved and extended to predict the shear performance of reinforced cold-formed steel (RCFS) shear walls. The failure mechanism of sheathing-to-stud connections with double-layer wallboards is first analysed, and a method for determining those connections’...

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Main Authors: Xingxing Wang, Youcheng Li, Wei Wang, Shangxin Gao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3260946
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description The fastener-based computational model is improved and extended to predict the shear performance of reinforced cold-formed steel (RCFS) shear walls. The failure mechanism of sheathing-to-stud connections with double-layer wallboards is first analysed, and a method for determining those connections’ shear properties is proposed. Numerical models of RCFS shear walls are then established and analysed. Based on simulated results that have been fully validated by previous test results, an equivalent method for perforated RCFS shear walls is proposed. Finally, the application of the improved fastener-based modelling method to mid-rise RCFS shear walls is verified. The following results were obtained. (1) The simulated load-displacement curves can fully reflect shear wall hysteretic characteristics; moreover, the relative errors between the simulated and test results are within 14.2%. (2) The equivalent method that simplifies the wall segment over an opening as a linear elastic beam is applicable in the case of 1.5 < b/d (i.e., the ratio of the opening width to the depth of the wall segment over the opening) ≤5.0. (3) The improved fastener-based modelling method can be used to effectively predict the lateral performance of mid-rise RCFS shear walls.
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spelling doaj-art-554a030db32b4a8dad6b896b665b7b3d2025-08-20T02:05:06ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942019-01-01201910.1155/2019/32609463260946Improved Fastener-Based Modelling Method for Reinforced Cold-Formed Steel Shear WallsXingxing Wang0Youcheng Li1Wei Wang2Shangxin Gao3School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, ChinaThe fastener-based computational model is improved and extended to predict the shear performance of reinforced cold-formed steel (RCFS) shear walls. The failure mechanism of sheathing-to-stud connections with double-layer wallboards is first analysed, and a method for determining those connections’ shear properties is proposed. Numerical models of RCFS shear walls are then established and analysed. Based on simulated results that have been fully validated by previous test results, an equivalent method for perforated RCFS shear walls is proposed. Finally, the application of the improved fastener-based modelling method to mid-rise RCFS shear walls is verified. The following results were obtained. (1) The simulated load-displacement curves can fully reflect shear wall hysteretic characteristics; moreover, the relative errors between the simulated and test results are within 14.2%. (2) The equivalent method that simplifies the wall segment over an opening as a linear elastic beam is applicable in the case of 1.5 < b/d (i.e., the ratio of the opening width to the depth of the wall segment over the opening) ≤5.0. (3) The improved fastener-based modelling method can be used to effectively predict the lateral performance of mid-rise RCFS shear walls.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3260946
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title_fullStr Improved Fastener-Based Modelling Method for Reinforced Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls
title_full_unstemmed Improved Fastener-Based Modelling Method for Reinforced Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls
title_short Improved Fastener-Based Modelling Method for Reinforced Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls
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