Keywords: Steel plate shear walls (SPSW). Reduced beam sections (RBS). Infill panels. Seismic performance. Intermediate beams. Ground motion. Buckling. Cyclic tests ...
DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.