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It is assumed that the floors are rigid in-plane and that the stiffness of each
component, j is represented by a single parameter, Kj. The centre of rotation
can be determined statically, thus,
The force per component, Fj resulting from the total force on the wall, Ft is
given by
The torsional stiffness, Kj can be ignored except for core walls without
substantial openings. This simplified approach is valid where the centre of
rotation is close to the centre of building.
It may be assumed that Kj is directly related to the in-plane inertia of the
components when the horizontal deflections are due predominantly to the
effects of flexure.
Flexural
Horizontal shear
Vertical shear
The figure below shows the failure modes of the shear walls: