This research was conducted with support from the Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the MKA Foundation, and Atlas Tube/Zekelman through CPF research ...

Keywords: Steel plate shear walls (SPSW). Retrofitting. Seismic designs. Existing structures. Lateral force resisting systems. Moment strengths. Anchor beams. Multistory structures. Energy dissipation ...

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Q:I'm an architect who has also done my fair share of swinging a hammer. I enjoy your column, but once in a while you miss on some details. In this instance, you recommended fastening shear ply ...