A Two-Dimensional Numerical Model for the Seismic Collapse Assessment of Light-Frame Wood Structures

This paper presents the development and validation of a new two-dimensional (2D) numerical framework, suitable for nonlinear inelastic static and dynamic analysis of light-frame wood buildings that incorporate sheathed woodframe shear walls as a lateral-load-resisting system. The 2D building model is based on a sub-structuring approach that considers each floor diaphragm as a rigid body with three kinematic degrees-of-freedom (DOF). A …