摘要：Due to outstanding ductility and high strength,the steel plate shear wall(SPSW)is recognized as a good lateral system for building structures; particularly as it interacts with earthquake resistant *** study aims to reveal the dynamic and cyclic behavior of steel plated shear *** element method of analysis was implemented in order to simulate the behavior of such a wall *** determine the dynamic behavior of un-stiffened plate shear wall,two different analytical models were *** post buckling strength of steel plate subjected to lateral loading was also *** story shear-drift diagrams of steel shear wall system were *** strength and ductility of the system obtained from the analysis were compared with those of steel shear wall tests reported *** pertinent parameters of the steel shear wall system such as plate thickness,column and beam stiffness and the plate aspect ratio were recognized and their effects were *** effect of stiffeners on the behavior of the SPSW was also investigated.