The collapse and damage of large number buildings during the November 26, 2019 (Mw 6,4) Albania earthquake caused 51 fatalities injuries to at least 910 people. Most collapsed or heavily damaged were RC frame buildings. Although system is considered as very ductile seismic force-resisting system, its behaviour highly depends on: (1) regularity in plan elevation, (2) global local ductility. Base...

Abstract Sheathed timber frame shear walls (STFSW) with strong anchorage have recently been studied to be used as the main lateral force resisting system in buildings. The first part of this research project highlighted enhancement stiffness and strength STFSWs comparison established configuration light-frame under monotonic horizontal loading. In paper, in-plane seismic behavior was further in...

Steel frame with steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) is used to resist lateral loads caused by wind and earthquakes in high-rise buildings. In this load-resisting system, the cost performance are more efficient than moment system. Behaviors of beam-to-column connections assumed be pinned or fixed simplify calculation past few decades. However, studies have stated that such a simulation fails reveal...

The cold-formed steel-framed shear wall sheathed with steel sheet is widely used as a lateral force-resisting system for light-framed construction. However, the boundary conditions of screw joint are not clear when screwed to frame. To address this issue, experimental methods have been calculate strength, but these many limiting factors. In study, we investigate structural performance integrate...

the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of vierendeel panel width and vertical truss spacing ratio in an inelastic behavior of the stf system due to earthquake loads. the stf system is applied to a six-storey building that serves as apartments [2]. the stf system is used in the building in the transverse direction (n-s direction), while in the longitudinal direction (w-e direction)...

the nonlinear static procedures (nsps) proposed by design codes do not lead to reliable results especially for tall buildings. they generally provide inconsistent estimates of inelastic seismic demands, especially for the top floors due to their inabilities in considering the higher modes effects. in this paper, a new enhanced pushover procedure is proposed which is based on the envelope of the...