Seismic assessment of rainscreen stucco systems

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-369
Author(s):  
Mehdi H.K. Kharrazi ◽  
Graham W. Taylor ◽  
Carlos E. Ventura
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Dynamic Tests ◽  
Structural Behaviour ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Static And Dynamic Tests ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Frame Construction

This paper evaluates the comparative and absolute in-plane seismic performance of rainscreen and nonrainscreen stucco exterior cladding systems for residential wood frame construction in British Columbia. In this study, an experimental program including quasi-static and dynamic tests was implemented, comprised of 18 (in-plane) quasi-static tests and two dynamic tests. The principal parameters investigated in this study were type of strapping, type and length of strapping fastener, and type and length of lath fastener. All rainscreen specimens were constructed with a 20 mm air space. The overall conclusion is that both rainscreen and nonrainscreen stucco comply with the code requirements addressing the permissible drifts. Therefore, both stucco systems were found to improve the structural behaviour when used as the lateral resisting system of residential wood frame buildings. This paper concludes with recommendations for seismic refinements to current construction practices.

Round Timber Bolted Joints with Steel Plates under Static and Cyclic Loading

2014 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Antonín Lokaj
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Dynamic Tests ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Deformation Response ◽  
Timber Joints ◽  
Static And Dynamic Tests ◽  
Static And Cyclic Loading ◽  
Round Timber

Aim of this paper is in presentation of results of static and dynamic tests of round timber bolted connections with slotted – in steel plates. Round timber joints static tests in tension were made on pressure machine. Round timber joints multicyclic (fatigue) tests in tension were made on pulsator. Results of laboratory tests have been statistically evaluated and completed by graphical records of deformation response on loading. Samples of round timber bolt connections with slotted - in steel plates were tested for carrying capacity and deformation of a single tension – up to the failure of connection.

Nonlinear Time-History Analysis of a Six-Story Wood Platform Frame Buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 621-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Ni ◽  
Shiling Pei ◽  
John W. van de Lindt ◽  
Steven Kuan ◽  
Marjan Popovski
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Time History ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

In 2009, the British Columbia Building Code was amended to increase the allowable height of wood-frame residential buildings to six stories from four stories. This paper presents the details of a numerical study undertaken to understand the seismic performance of six-story wood-frame buildings designed in accordance with the 2006 British Columbia Building Code. To investigate the seismic behavior, a four-story building was used to represent the benchmark seismic performance prior to the amendment. Two independent analyses using computer programs DRAIN-3DX and SAPWood were carried out on representative buildings located in the city of Vancouver, BC, using a suite of 20 earthquake records scaled to the design seismic hazard level for the site. The analyses showed that six-story wood-frame buildings had similar performance to four-story wood-frame buildings.

scholarly journals Application of MEPLWF: method performance evaluation of the Light Wood Frame construction system

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-211
Author(s):  
Nicolle Christine Sotsek ◽  
Drielle Sanchez Leitner ◽  
Marcell Mariano Corrêa Maceno ◽  
Marcos Augusto Mendes Marques ◽  
Adriana de Paula Lacerda Santos
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Method Performance ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Frame Construction

Abstract One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set out in this agenda, objective 11 is related to the search for more sustainable cities and communities. This study wishes to contribute in this effort, presenting a method application to evaluate the performance of light wood frame buildings in Brazil. The structure of the method used, named MEPLWF, is based on five dimensions, which involve criteria and sub-criteria that analyse technical, social, environmental and economic requirements to evaluate buildings. It allows the examination of the operating results of buildings and the discovery of performance-related problems. The proposed method was applied in a real case study in southern Brazil, during the pre-occupation phase of the building. As a result, the performance identified in the building was 94%, which is a high performance. The application of the method in this case study diagnosed points that should be reviewed by the construction company, such as items related to fire protection and safety, flexibility and adaptability of the building system, environmental plan, energy efficiency and Costs.

Dynamic Axial Compression of Square CFRP/Aluminium Tubes

2019 ◽  
Vol 794 ◽  
pp. 202-207
Author(s):  
Rafea Dakhil Hussein ◽  
Dong Ruan ◽  
Guo Xing Lu ◽  
Jeong Whan Yoon ◽  
Zhan Yuan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Specific Energy ◽  
Fibre Composite ◽  
Dynamic Tests ◽  
Carbon Fibre Composite ◽  
Specific Energy Absorption ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Crushing Force ◽  
Cfrp Tubes ◽  
The Impact

Carbon fibre composite tubes have high strength to weight ratios and outstanding performance under axial crushing. In this paper, square CFRP tubes and aluminium sheet-wrapped CFRP tubes were impacted by a drop mass to investigate the effect of loading velocity on the energy absorption of CFRP/aluminium tubes. A comparison of the quasi-static and dynamic crushing behaviours of tubes was made in terms of deformation mode, peak crushing force, mean crushing force, energy absorption and specific energy absorption. The influence of the number of aluminium layers that wrapped square CFRP tubes on the crushing performance of tubes under axial impact was also examined. Experimental results manifested similar deformation modes of tubes in both quasi-static and dynamic tests. The dynamic peak crushing force was higher than the quasi-static counterpart, while mean crushing force, energy absorption and specific energy absorption were lower in dynamic tests than those in quasi-static tests. The mean crushing force and energy absorption decreased with the crushing velocity and increased with the number of aluminium layers. The impact stroke (when the force starts to drop) decreased with the number of aluminium layers.

Practitioner-friendly design method to improve the seismic performance of RC frame buildings

2021 ◽  
pp. 875529302098801
Author(s):  
Orlando Arroyo ◽  
Abbie Liel ◽  
Sergio Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Rc Frame ◽  
Structural System ◽  
Standard Code ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
Rc Frame Buildings ◽  
Mathematical Justification ◽  
Story Building

Reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings are a widely used structural system around the world. These buildings are customarily designed through standard code-based procedures, which are well-suited to the workflow of design offices. However, these procedures typically do not aim for or achieve seismic performance higher than code minimum objectives. This article proposes a practical design method that improves the seismic performance of bare RC frame buildings, using only information available from elastic structural analysis conducted in standard code-based design. Four buildings were designed using the proposed method and the prescriptive approach of design codes, and their seismic performance is evaluated using three-dimensional nonlinear (fiber) models. The findings show that the seismic performance is improved with the proposed method, with reductions in the collapse fragility, higher deformation capacity, and greater overstrength. Furthermore, an economic analysis for a six-story building shows that these improvements come with only a 2% increase in the material bill, suggesting that the proposed method is compatible with current project budgets as well as design workflow. The authors also provide mathematical justification of the method.

The effect of the indenter elasticity on the Hertzian fracture of brittle materials

1973 ◽  
Vol 334 (1596) ◽  
pp. 95-117 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Stress ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Test Surface ◽  
Dynamic Tests ◽  
Frictional Forces ◽  
Consistent Increase ◽  
Static And Dynamic Tests ◽  
Ring Crack ◽  
Ring Cracks

A spherical indenter loaded statically or dynamically into contact with the surface of a brittle material produces a well-defined ring crack. This phenomenon, when interpreted by the Hertz theory of elastic contact, provides a convenient test for the strength of the material. If the elastic modulus of the indenter is different from that of the test material, e. g. a steel indenter in contact with a glass surface, frictional forces are brought into play at the interface which modify the Hertz distribution of contact stress. This effect has been examined both theo­retically and experimentally. An indenter which is more rigid than the test surface is shown to lead to an apparent increase in fracture strength of the material, a less rigid indenter has the opposite effect. Static and dynamic tests of plate glass showed a consistent increase in apparent fracture stress of about 50 % using spherical steel indenters compared with glass indenters. This increase agrees well with the influence of friction upon the Hertzian stress calculated theoretically. The average radius of the ring cracks produced by steel indenters was observed to be greater than that produced by glass indenters, an effect of friction also predicted by the theory. Secondary ring cracks of smaller radius have frequently been observed during unloading of a steel indenter. These were not found when a glass indenter was used and an explanation is suggested in terms of the frictional effect which arises from a difference in elasticity between the indenter and the test surface.

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