Abstract: A finite element analysis, in conjunction with Vlasov's theory of warping of thin‐walled beams, has been used to study the torsional stiffening of thin‐walled open‐section cores by the surrounding floor slabs. The relative ...

Abstract: A finite element analysis has been made of the stress distribution in a slab coupling a pair of laterally loaded flanged shear walls. For a unit relative wall rotation, or relative vertical displacement, distributions of ...

Abstract: The coupling action of a slab which is connected by moment‐resisting joints to the core and peripheral frames in a laterally loaded hull‐core structure is investigated by a finite element method. The relative influences ...

Abstract: Based on a finite element analysis, a study is made of the composite action of a floor slab and lintel beam coupling a pair of laterally loaded plane shear walls. The relative influences of a range of structural parameters ...

Abstract: A finite element analysis is made of the bending moments and shear forces in a floor slab coupling a pair of laterally loaded plane shear walls in order to give guidance on the design of the slab. Contour diagrams and ...

Abstract: A finite element analysis is performed on the effective coupling stiffness and bending stress distribution in a cracked slab coupling a pair of laterally loaded shear walls. Particular attention is focused on the effect ...