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Published: Građevinar 67 (2015) 2
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On the design of walls with openings

Krešimir Fresl, Damir Lazarević, Sanja Hak, Marta Šavor Novak

Abstract

This paper describes the procedure for the analysis of coupled shear walls that Veselin Simović introduced at the beginning of the nineteen-seventies. The given solution is derived in closed form by converting the system of equations of the force method to a linear difference equation with constant coefficients. The discussed procedure for the analysis of coupled shear walls is compared with the more "up-to-date" approach, based on the displacement method, which can be implemented only through computer calculations. Comparisons of results demonstrate limitations in the applicability of the procedure, i.e., for which wall types the results can be considered reliable.

Keywords
difference equation, force method, displacement method, coupled shear wall, shear wall

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Fresl, K., Lazarević, D., Hak, S., Šavor Novak, M.: On the design of walls with openings, GRAĐEVINAR, 67 (2015) 2, pp. 103-121

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Fresl, K., Lazarević, D., Hak, S., Šavor Novak, M. (2015). On the design of walls with openings, GRAĐEVINAR, 67 (2), 103-121
Authors:
FRESL Novo WEB
Krešimir Fresl
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Engineering Mechanics
lazarevic WEB
Damir Lazarević
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Slika SH WEB
Sanja Hak
Basler & Hofmann, Zürich, Switzerland
Savor Marta
Marta Šavor Novak
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering