Centre of stiffness analysis for shear wall buildings

reference CIRIA report 102: Design of shear wall buildings, calculations adapted to suit spreadsheet calculations
NOTE: ONLY FILL IN CELLS COLOURED YELLOW
Find centre of stiffness in directions 1 and 2:
y = kjyj / kj

all dimensions in mm

Wall

b1

d1

k1

y1

k1y1

b2

d2

k2

y2

k2y2

A
B
C
D

100
3000
100
2500

5000
100
3000
100

1.04E+12
2.50E+08
2.25E+11
2.08E+08

9950
1500
7000
1250

1.04E+16
3.75E+11
1.58E+15
2.60E+11

5000
100
3000
100

100
3000
100
2500

4.17E+08
2.25E+11
2.50E+08
1.30E+11

2500
4950
1500
50

1.04E+12
1.11E+15
3.75E+11
6.51E+12

1.27E+12
Therefore:

y1 =

9423 mm

y2 =

3152 mm

3.56E+11

1.19E+16

1.12E+15

Consider the distribution of forces between the stability elements for lateral loads in directions 1 and 2:
Fj = (Pkj / kj) + (P e (yj - y )kj / kj (yj - y )2)

where e = (y0 - y )
y0 refers to the centre of application of the wind load in a given direction

Direction 1
y0 =
y=
e=

5000 mm
9423 mm
-4423 mm

Wall

k1

y1

A
B
C
D

1.04E+12
2.50E+08
2.25E+11
2.08E+08

9950
1500
7000
1250

(yj - y )
527
-7923
-2423
-8173

1.27E+12

e (yj - y ) kj

kj (yj - y )2

F, % of P

-2.43E+18
8.76E+15
2.41E+18
7.53E+15

2.89E+17
1.57E+16
1.32E+18
1.39E+16

-66
1
165
0

1.64E+18

100 OK

Direction 2
y0 =
y=
e=

2500 mm
3152 mm
-652 mm

Wall

k2

y2

(yj - y )

A
B
C

4.17E+08
2.25E+11
2.5E+08

2500
4950
1500

-652
1798
-1652

e (yj - y ) kj
1.77E+14
-2.64E+17
2.69E+14

kj (yj - y )2
1.77E+14
7.27E+17
6.82E+14

F, % of P
0
77
0

D
E

1.3E+11
0

3.56E+11

50
0

-3102
-3152

2.63E+17
0.00E+00

1.25E+18
0.00E+00

1.98E+18

23
0

100 OK