An elastic analysis for the composite action of walls supported on encastré beams and portal frames

Abstract

An elastic analysis is presented for walls supported by either encastré beams or complete portal frames. The wall is idealised into a set of equispaced vertical stringers, which carry direct load, with shear carrying panels between them. Any distribution of vertical superload can be considered and the effect of wall self-weight may be included. A series of cases is analysed and the results are compared with those predicted by other methods.