Wall sheathing with passive energy dissipation

A shear wall comprising:

• a plurality of vertical studs;
• a structural shear panel comprising:
• a corrugated sheet metal panel extending in a horizontal direction and vertical direction along a vertical plane, the corrugated sheet metal panel having a plurality of upper flute portions, a plurality of lower flute portions, and a plurality of web portions interconnecting the upper and lower flute portions, the pluralities of upper flute portions, lower flute portions, and web portions all being elongated along the horizontal direction;
• a first plurality of openings that linearly extend along the vertical direction through the plurality of upper flute portions and through the plurality of webs, but not through the lower flute portions,
• wherein the first plurality of openings are configured such that shear forces applied to the corrugated sheet metal panel cause first preferential deformation in a first subpanel of the corrugated sheet metal panel, the first subpanel being defined at least in part by a first vertically-oriented edge and the first plurality of openings;
• and
• a second plurality of openings that linearly extend along the vertical direction, parallel to the first plurality of openings, through the plurality of upper flute portions and plurality of web portions, but not through the lower flute portions,
• wherein the second plurality of openings are configured such that shear forces applied to the corrugated sheet metal panel cause second preferential deformation in a second subpanel of the corrugated sheet metal panel and third preferential deformation in a third subpanel of the corrugated sheet metal panel, the second subpanel being defined at least in part by the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings, the third subpanel being defined at least in part by the second plurality of openings and a second vertically-oriented edge,
• wherein the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings allow the upper flute portions to deform freely, and wherein the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings are spaced at an interval that enables a drift ratio from 3% to 6% in the corrugated sheet metal panel and a graphic depiction of the shear forces and resulting preferential deformation to comprise a full non-pinched hysteresis loop;
• and
• a plurality of fasteners fastening the structural shear panel to the plurality of studs.