Buckling Behavior of Steel Plates and Concrete Filled Composite Shear Walls Related Nuclear Power Engineering

Abstract

Based on the program of nuclear power engineering, the in-plane buckling behavior of Steel plates and concrete filled composite shear wall (SCSW) was investigated. 9 1/5 scaled specimens were conducted under horizontal cyclic load and constant vertical load. The parameters such as the space of studs, the vertical load, the form of connectors, and the thickness of the steel plate were designed to research the affection on the buckling of the steel plate. According to the results of tests, it can be seen that the bulge of the steel plate occurred at about 50mm above the top of the foundation beam. The bulge can be connected as a whole in the specimens with studs only, but not in the specimens with stiffeners. Finite element models were performed to simulate the buckling behavior of the steel plate, and the results were found to be in good agreement with the test results. The buckling stress of the steel plate was calculated by equations based on the measuring data. It was found that they were smaller than that of finite element analysis. The more accurate simulation was needed.