Stiffening of Coupled Shear Walls Against Foundation Movement

An investigation is made of the feasibility of using a top connecting beam to stiffen a pair of coupled shear walls supported on elastic foundations. By basing the analysis on the continuous connection technique a closed solution to the problem is achieved. A numerical example illustrates the increase of structural efficiency which may be achieved for a pair of coupled shear walls situated on deformable foundations.

A. Coull