Seismic Performance of Steel Shear Walls with Rectangular Openings Nozhat Sadat Ghazi Sharyatpanahi A Thesis in The Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science (Civil Engineering) at Concordia University Montreal, Quebec Canada August 2020 © Nozhat Sadat Ghazi Sharyatpanahi, 2020