doi: 10.7763/IJET.2012.V4.471
Finite Elements Modeling and Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Frame Shear Walls
Mahdi Bitarafan
1
,
Yusef Hussein- Zadeh
2
,
Farzad Pichkah
3
,
Shahin Lale Arefi
4
- 1 the Department of Civil Engineering, Science and
- 2 the Faculty member of Tabriz University
- 3 the Kharazmi University (Tarbiat Moallem of
- 4 the Department of Civil Engineering, Shomal
Abstract
Cold-formed steel frames are light and affordable, they are fabricated and installed very fast; thus they are extensively used in industrial construction. They are reinforced with steel sheer walls to withstand against side forces. This paper is to study behavior of steel shear walls of cold formed steel. For this purpose finite element models are developed. Linear behavior and connection details of the frame analyzed under monotonic load and obtained results compared with empirical ones demonstrate adequate accuracy of finite element modeling. The study included longitude resistance of sheer wall, impacting factors on behavior of cold-formed steel frame shear walls, base sheer and demolition mechanisms of the frame.
Keywords
- Cold formed steel
- steel sheer wall
- monotonic loading
- finite element modeling
How to Cite
Mahdi Bitarafan, Yusef Hussein- Zadeh, Farzad Pichkah, and Shahin Lale Arefi, "Finite Elements Modeling and Analysis of Cold-Formed Steel Frame Shear Walls," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 719-722, 2012. https://doi.org/ 10.7763/IJET.2012.V4.471
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Copyright © 2012 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).