ABSTRACT
The shear monotonic response of a sheathed CFS wall is the result of the behavior of its structural components (Fig. 1): frame (F), sheathing-to-frame connection (F-S), sheathing panels (S) and frame to-foundation anchors (F-F). In terms of resistance, this means that the wall shear strength (v) corresponds to the strength associated to the weakest collapse mechanism of the wall components: frame failure (vF), sheathingto-frame connection failure (vF−S), sheathing panels failure (vS) and frame-to-foundation anchors failure (vF−F). As demonstrated by a number of researches, the best behavior is reached when the sheathing-toframe mechanism is developed (vF−S < vS, vF−S< vF, vF−S < vF−F → v = vF−S, Fig. 1).
