Seismic fragility of steel-sheathed cold-formed steel-framed (CFSF) structures is scarcely investigated; thus, the information for\nestimation of seismic losses of the steel-sheathed CFSF buildings is insufficient. This study aims to investigate the seismic fragility\nof steel-sheathed CFSF buildings with different wall configurations. Analytic models for four 2-story steel-sheathed CFSF\nbuildings are established based on shaking table tests on steel-sheathed CFS walls. Then, a group of fragility curves for these\nbuildings are generated. The results show that the thickness of steel sheathing and the fastener spacing of the wall have significant\nimpact on seismic fragility of steel-sheathed CFSF buildings. The seismic fragility of the CFSF building can be reduced by\nincreasing the thickness of steel sheathing or decreasing the fastener spacing. By increasing the thickness of steel sheathing, the\nreduction on probability is more obvious for the CP limit. It is also found that the exceeding probability is approximately linear\nwith fastener spacing, with a slope in the range from 0.25%/mm to 0.50%/mm.
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