Abstract
The relations between the nodal external forces and the nodal displacements on the boundary frames of rectangular elastic framed shear walls are revealed in matrix forms. The general stiffness matrix and general flexibility matrix are expressed in terms of the fundamental flexibility matrix given analytically or experimentally. The fundamental flexibility matrix for symmetric rectangular framed shear walls assumed to be isotropic elastic bodies can be given by using the strict elastic analyses reported by M. Tomii and his partners, and the elements of the general stiffness matrix and general flexibility matrix for the framed shear walls are expressed in terms of the elements of the fundamental flexibility matrix. The load terms and rigid-body motion terms in the relations are also mentioned. The relations revealed in this paper can contribute to matrix structural analyses for earthquake resisting framed structures in which the framed shear walls are arranged apart.
