Title:
Equivalent Frame Method Applied to Concrete Shearwalls
Author(s):
Angelo Mattacchione
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
13
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
65-72
Keywords:
bending; connections; deflections; flexibility method; frames; matrix method; shear properties; shearwalls; stiffness method; supports; structural analysis; structural design; symmetry; torsion; Design
DOI:
Date:
11/1/1991
Abstract:
Concrete shearwall and coupled shearwall structures are commonplace, and effective up to the 50-story range. The equivalent frame method (EFM) of analysis is applicable to a variety of structures, including those incorporating shearwalls. But reference material covering the EFM applied to concrete shearwalls has typically been scattered in a number of sources, or covered as an aside. This is in spite of the structures that rely on shearwalls to resist part or all of the lateral loads. Thus, an attempt is made to provide a more unified presentation of the information.