EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RESTORING FORCE CHARACTERISTICS OF SHEAR YIELDING THIN STEEL PLATE ELEMENTS

link eccentric braces used shear yielding seismic knowlege concerning shear fbrce − shear deformation characteristics thin steel plates their collapse ， of shear loading tests of thin s 宦 eel plate surrounded by ve ［ tical and horizontal stiff ヒ ners conducted within the parameters of both steel materials and width − to − thickness ratios ． On the basis of the test results ， three mode 】 s of restoring force characteristics and some practical recommendations designing the seismic elements that have stable behavior are proposed