Three-dimensional association of bending moment and shear force deformablepanels

In a previous paper, by using the continuous medium technique, the present authors showed that every plane panel, used to brace tall building structur es acted upon by horizontal forces, is approximately equivalent Lo another panel composed of a shear wall joined to a two-column frame by pinned horiz ontal bars. In this paper, the three-dimensional association of such panels is considered. A simple example structure shows the advantage of the formu lation, wherein very few parameters are needed to describe the whole struct ural behavior. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.