Research Article

Seismic Performance and Mechanical Mechanism of Steel-Enhanced Damping Concrete Core Wall with Concealed Steel Plate Bracings under Oblique Loading

Table 4

Minimum effective width of core walls with varied span-depth ratios.

l/hθ0 (%)be, min (mm)η

1.250.573156.10.442
1.670.948154.570437
2.51.586152.990.433

Note: θ0 represents corresponding top drift ratio of the minimum effective width, η = be,min/bf.