ABSTRACT
In order to make up for the shortage of lateral stiffness of traditional lateral force resisting systems and reduce the seismic requirements of steel frames for joints, we proposed a new lateral force resisting system called Viscoelastic Damping Horizontal Corrugated steel shear wall System (VDHCS), which was considered by sliding long hole viscoelastic dampers, corrugated steel plates, and peripheral steel frames. The nonlinear finite element model of the new lateral force-resisting system was established by ABAQUS finite element software. The lateral force resisting capacity of the system was analyzed by displacement loading method to study the influence of viscoelastic damper, thickness, and wavelength of corrugated steel plate on the bearing capacity. The results showed that the system which added a viscoelastic damper possesses better lateral resistance. With the increase of plate thickness and wavelength, the amplification of each lateral resistance index of the system shows a downward trend. Compared with the wavelength of corrugated steel plate, the thickness has a greater impact on the bearing capacity of the system.
