Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 16, Number 4, 2003, pages 371-390

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2003.16.4.371

Study on a seismic slit shear wall with cyclic experiment and macro-model analysis

Huanjun Jiang, Xilin Lu, A. K. H. Kwanand Y. K. Cheung

Abstract

The concept of the seismic slit shear wall was proposed in the early 1990

Key Words

shear wall; macroscopic model; energy dissipation; hysteretic model; cyclic loading.

Address

Huanjun Jiang and Xilin Lu ; Research Institute of Structural Engineering and Disaster Reduction, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, P.R. China<br />A. K. H. Kwan and Y. K. Cheung; Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong