Reduced beam sections (RBS). Finite element method (FEM). Connections. Abstract: Steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are investigated in this report, for use in retrofit and new design as a lateral force ...

Keywords: Steel plate shear walls (SPSW). Finite element (FE) analyses ... Recommendations and considerations are proposed to help design perforated and cutout corner SPSW.

The document pertains to the nonproprietary concrete-filled composite steel plate shear wall core system that “shaved a whopping 10 months off the ... and seismic considerations, along with extensive ...

Structural engineers interested in a novel high-rise shear-wall ... steel-plate modules, touted as being faster, safer and less costly to build than a concrete core, now have a design tool.

The opening date is scheduled for early 2010. The idea for the L.A. Live Hotel and Residences structure was born in March 2006, when Nabih Youssef Associates reviewed the conceptual design and ...

steel plate shear walls, and performance-based seismic design,” Jon Magnusson, senior principal at MKA, explained. “Ron Klemencic has led the development of the system working with MKA ...