Research Article

Seismic Performance of CFST Frame-Steel Plate Shear Walls Connected to Beams Only

Table 1

Dimension of specimens.

H (mm)L (mm) L1 (mm) t (mm)D × t (mm)Middle beam (mm)Top and bottom beam (mm)

15002000 1100 3219  ×  4H194 × 150 × 6 × 9H300 × 150 × 6 × 9

Note. The Chinese designation of H shapes corresponds to the United States designation of W shapes and reflects member depth, width, web thickness, and flange thickness (unit in mm), respectively. The columns were CFSTs, the steel tube with a diameter of D and depth of t (unit in mm).