Abstract: The wide‐column‐frame analogy is popular in design offices for the analysis of shear/core wall buildings. However, it has been found to yield erroneous results in cases where shear deformation of the walls is significant, ...

Abstract: Theoretically, the finite element method can be applied to any type of building structure. However, not all elements are suitable for coupled wall analysis. Basically, the plane stress elements that model the walls should: ...

Abstract: The existing problems with the finite element analysis of tall buildings are reviewed. It is found that: (1) many different definitions have been used for the nodal rotations, but only defining them as rotations of vertical ...

Abstract: Framed tube structures are particularly suitable for tall buildings. They act primarily like cantilevered box beams and since they generally have much larger lateral dimensions than the internal shear wall cores, they are ...

Abstract: Shear lag occurs not only in bridge decks and framed tubes, but also in shear/core walls. However, there have been relatively few studies on shear lag in wall structures. Moreover, most existing theories neglect shear lag ...

Abstract: In theory, the addition of fly ash microsphere (FAM), which is finer than cement, and condensed silica fume (CSF), which is even finer, to successively fill the voids between cement grains can increase the packing density ...

Abstract: Hybrid use of macro and micro steel fibers offers greater potential for enhanced performance of hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete (HFRC). However, predicting the properties of HFRC has been hindered by inadequate research ...