Ph.D. Tezi Görüntüleme

Student: Ercan YOZGAT
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Metin HÜSEM
Department: İnşaat Mühendisliği
Institution: Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University: Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Title of the Thesis: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTS ON STEEL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM INCREASING HORIZONTAL LOAD BEARING CAPACITY ON BEHAVIOR OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Level: Ph.D.
Acceptance Date: 24/8/2010
Number of Pages: 170
Registration Number: Di794
Summary:

      In this study, the effect of the elements used to increase horizontal load bearing capacity in steel systems is investigated, experimentally and theoretically. For this purpose, 14 samples are tested using repeated earthquake loads to represent the 8 different steel frame (Bare steel frame, filled horizontal perforated brick wall steel frame, filled gas concrete brick wall steel frame, filled reinforced concrete shear wall steel frame, filled thin or thick steel plate shear wall steel frame, one or two-way center steel diagonals steel frame).

Four main sections are considered in this thesis. In the first section of the thesis general information about filled elements are represented. In the second section of the thesis, experimental and theoretical studies are given. In the third section, findings and investigations obtained from the experimental and theoretical studies are presented. In the fourth section of the thesis; conclusions and some suggestions related to the thesis study are represented. Lastly, references and autobiography are represented.

      According to the results of the study, it can be say that the most successful systems are filled reinforced concrete shear wall, filled steel plate shear wall and two-way center steel diagonals when it is aimed to increase horizontal load-carrying capacity. Among these systems, two-way center steel diagonals systems have the most toughness capacity. Filled reinforced concrete shear walls or thick filled steel plate shear wall systems should be preferred, if limited level of the displacements is aimed.

Key words: Filled Steel Frame, Diagonal Steel Frame, Reversed-Cyclic Loading, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and ANSYS.