Experimental study on seismic behavior of semi-rigid connection frame-steel plate shear wall

In order to study the seismic behavior in the structural system of the semi-rigid connection steel frame with steel plate shear walls, a one-third scale, one-bay, three-story experimental specimen of semi-rigid connection steel frame with steel plate shear walls were tested under the quasi-static to determine some seismic properties, including failure mode, the hysteretic behavior, ductility and energy dissipation. The results show that the specimen exhibited excellent ductility, energy dissipation capacity and great safety margin; the stiffness degradation of the joints was not serious; the requirement of ductility and stress was distinctly lowered by arranging infill panels; the cooperative work between the frame and the steel plate shear wall was well. The failure sequence of the structure was infill plate buckling, then yield, column yield, infill plate tearing, column buckling, connection rotation, column flexural torsional buckling and plastic collapse of the connection.