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This document discusses various methods for the static and dynamic analysis of coupled shear walls and frame-wall buildings, highlighting the limitations of classic sandwich-type continuous beams in accounting for local shear deformation. It introduces a continuous model based on Timoshenko beams and aims to propose both closed-form analytical and numerical solutions for analyzing shear walls under lateral loads. The research emphasizes the effectiveness of the continuous method and transfer matrix method in achieving accurate results without extensive discretization.

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Generalized solution for the static analysis of coupled shear walls three-field CTB beam-4

This document discusses various methods for the static and dynamic analysis of coupled shear walls and frame-wall buildings, highlighting the limitations of classic sandwich-type continuous beams in accounting for local shear deformation. It introduces a continuous model based on Timoshenko beams and aims to propose both closed-form analytical and numerical solutions for analyzing shear walls under lateral loads. The research emphasizes the effectiveness of the continuous method and transfer matrix method in achieving accurate results without extensive discretization.

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MECHANICS BASED DESIGN OF STRUCTURES AND MACHINES 3

incorporating reinforcement beams and variations in geometric properties using the continuous
method. Bozdogan (2009), (2012), Bozdogan, Ozturk, and Nuhoglu (2008, 2009) and Bozdogan
and Ozturk (2010, 2012, 2016) employed the transfer matrix method for static and dynamic
analyses of coupled shear walls, frame-wall buildings, and structures including local shear stiff­
ness, using both classical and generalized sandwich replacement beams. Xu and Li (2019) con­
ducted experimental tests on concrete shear walls and cavities, deriving analytical solutions for
lateral displacements and stiffness under various lateral loads. Feng et al. (2018) studied seis­
mic analysis of articulated shear walls, proposing resistance demand and stiffness formulas
based on elastic analysis results. Xia, Shu, and Stanciulescu (2019) proposed an efficient
method for preliminary analysis of frame-wall buildings with variable properties along their
height. Wang, Hu, and Guo (2021) introduced a displacement-based approach for static ana­
lysis of coupled shear walls, obtaining closed-form solutions dependent on four parameters
and investigating their influence on the degree of coupling, drift ratios, and wall rotation.
Tong and Lin (2021) established relationships between the buckling and vibration characteris­
tics of coupled shear walls with uniform and variable properties, providing analytical solutions
for lateral stiffness, critical loads, and natural frequencies. Franco et al. (2022) proposed
dynamic analysis solutions for periodic structures using classical sandwich beams and finite
element methods. Zhang, Liu, and Chen (2023) derived analytical formulas for calculating axial
force and coupling ratio in coupled shear walls under various lateral loads, validating their
efficiency and accuracy through numerical simulations.
All of these studies used the classic sandwich-type continuous beam to derive the proposed
solutions; however, they overlooked a physical mechanism caused by the local shear deformation
of the walls, a phenomenon that has been scarcely studied in the literature. To address this issue,
several researchers have recently introduced three continuous beam models that generalize the
classic sandwich beam by incorporating the local shear deformation mechanism of the walls into
their formulation. The first group coupled an extensible Timoshenko beam and a shear beam in
parallel (Capsoni and Faridani 2016; Capuani, Merli, and Savoia 1994; Pinto 2023a). The second
group coupled two Timoshenko beams in parallel (Bozdogan and Ozturk 2010; Faridani 2015;
Lee, Bang, and Kim 2008; Lee et al. 2013; Pinto 2024a). The third group coupled in series a sand­
wich beam and a bending beam (Chesnais 2010; Chesnais, Boutin, and Hans 2011; Dinh 2020;
Pinto 2023b, 2023c; 2024b; 2024c).
This article is based on the continuous model of the second group proposed by Capuani,
Merli, and Savoia (1994) and more recently by Capsoni and Faridani (2016). Recognizing the
complexity of the coupled differential equations, they were unable to propose a generalized
closed-form analytical solution; therefore, they suggested a numerical formulation based on one-
dimensional finite element methods to evaluate static and dynamic responses. Consequently, the
objective of this research is to propose a closed-form analytical solution and a numerical solution
for the static analysis of coupled shear walls with uniform and/or variable, symmetric and/or
asymmetric properties, subjected to lateral loads with arbitrary profiles.
Recent research on the static analysis of beams has favored numerical approaches, ranging
from the traditional finite element method to machine learning algorithms. The most com­
monly used methods include the boundary element method, isogeometric analysis, the thin
strip method, generalized beam theory, the transfer matrix method, the finite element method,
the differential quadrature method, and more recently, innovative approaches based solely on
deep artificial neural networks (Guo, Zhuang, and Rabczuk 2019; Samaniego et al. 2020;
Zhuang et al. 2021), among others. This article specifically favors the continuous method and
the transfer matrix method because, without requiring high discretization, the results can
achieve the same level of accuracy and reliability as other numerical methods. The quality of
the results is independent of the number of subdivisions, and exact results can be obtained for
uniform beams by considering the structure as a single element, thereby eliminating the need

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