Author: Majid, K I;Elliott, D W C
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Majid, K I;Elliott, D W C
The Structural Engineer, Volume 49, Issue 4, 1971
The paper is concerned with the design of plane, perforated shear walls, loaded in their plane by forces transverse to the axis of the wall. Attention is given to the reduction in wall flexural stiffness due to perforation, and to the stress distribution in the wall. The design data, presented in the form of charts, are based on analysis by the stiffness method in which the perforated wall is represented by wide columns connected by beams.
Mr. E. C. Ruddock (Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh): ‘I quibble at the title of Dr. Hilson’s article. Unless we are to return to the language of the early nineteenth century, when “mechanical philosophy” described a course in applied physics, there is no need to call his course “philosophy of structure”. I would prefer to say that it is directed to the understanding of structures.
The paper describes experiments conducted on the use of the high-strength friction-grip bolt to provide the shear connection between the concrete slab and steel beam in composite construction. The first part deals with static push-out tests to determine the strength of such connectors. The second describes tests on beams, some with precast and others with cast in situ slabs using them. The results show that the high-strength friction-grip bolt can be used as an efficient connector in composite construction. W.T. Marshall, H.M. Nelson and H.K. Banerjee