The Modified Flexibility Analysis (MFA), a technique for analyzing the shear wall assembly first proposed by Nelson et al. (1983), produced reasonable, conservative results which correlate well with test data. The method proves to be accessible to hand calculations and simple programing. Tables, ...
Mathematical calculations are considering different parameters like displacement of storeys at different floors, column width, and storey shear of specific columns. These results are verified using state of the art software (i.e. STAAD.Pro v8i). Time for the analysis for the different cross section...
such that each wall contributed two load values to the calculations. The first cycle in each step is in bold text, while peak values for each wall are shown in red. The trends seen in these tables are similar to the trends seen prior in the hysteresis and backbone capacity plots. The ba...
As our initial calculations of the specimen capacity were close to this maximum value, a few options were considered to reduce the maximum required load. As the study focused on the flange contribution to shear strength, one choice was to use specimens without stirrups in the web (within the...
They confirmed the distinct connection influence on the behaviour of CLT structures and suggested that initial slip values may essentially underestimate the actual wall deflections. It was further suggested that the application of vertical joints does not always improve the structural behaviour, as load-...
The commenced investment works consisted of developing the subject plot with a residential building with an underground garage. The palisade provided protection to a deep excavation along the plot’s border, which is adjacent to the gable wall of the neighboring building. The palisade consisted of ...