Where a shear panel damper with low yield strength steel sustains dead and live loading, it is necessary to estimate the influence of the vertical boundary condition on structural characteristics of the damper. In previous experimental studies, the hysteretic performance of shear panel damper was verified under constant continuous vertical loading.
On the other hand, under horizontal loading, the vertical deformation of shear panel damper is restricted by the structural frame. In order to evaluate the influence of fixed vertical displacement, static loading tests of shear panel damper under fixed vertical deformation were conducted.
