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Summary As a new type of lateral load‐resisting system in SPSW systems, corrugated SPSWs (CSPSWs) have been gradually researched and applied. Corrugated plates offer various advantages over flat plates including higher energy dissipation capacity, ductility, out‐of‐plane stiffness, and improved buckling stability. For seismic control and isolation techniques, low yield point (LYP) steels (LY100, LY160, and LY225) are the reliable and ideal energy‐dissipating materials. The low yield point CSPSWs combine high energy‐consuming materials with high‐performance structures to provide a better solution for ductile and seismic resistance of high‐rise and super tall buildings. Currently, there are no design codes addressing the seismic performance of LYP corrugated steel plate shear walls (CSPSWs). This study investigates cyclic behavior and energy dissipation performance of corrugated steel plate yield point (100, 160, 225, 235, and 345 MPa) of different thickness CSPSWs and determine the plate yield point that provides the optimum performance. Results and findings of this study reveal that compared with the ordinary yield strength corrugated steel plates, the low yield point CSPSWs have a larger safety factor of lateral bearing capacity, a fuller hysteresis curve, a strong energy dissipation coefficient, a larger ductility coefficient and a smaller fluctuation range of strength degradation coefficient, and better strength stability. The initial equivalent stiffness of CSPSWs with different yield strengths is the same.

Based on the three-stage fatigue crack growth model, a corrosion fatigue life prediction method considering the coupling effect of corrosion and fatigue is proposed in this paper. In this case, stress factor amplitude was claimed considering the coupling effect of corrosion and fatigue. Three push-out tests in corrosion conditions were conducted to study the failure mode of studs. The crack propagation of studs, obtained through the push-out tests, was simulated in FRANC 3D to establish a library of adequate stress factor amplitude. According to the corrosion degree of the specimens, the corrosion dissolution rate formula was formed, and the corrosion fatigue life of the specimen was predicted. Results show that the error between the predicted and experimental values is approximately 25%.