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- Title
Horizontal cladding panels: in-plane seismic performance in precast concrete buildings.
- Authors
Belleri, Andrea; Torquati, Mauro; Marini, Alessandra; Riva, Paolo
- Abstract
The paper investigates the in-plane performance of horizontal precast reinforced concrete cladding panels, typically adopted in one-storey precast industrial and commercial buildings. Starting from in-field observations of cladding panels failures in recent earthquakes, the seismic performance of typical connections is evaluated by means of experimental tests on full-scale panels under quasi-static cyclic loading. The failure mechanisms highlight the vulnerability of such connections to relative displacements and, therefore, the need to accurately evaluate the connections displacement demand and capacity. An analytical model is developed to describe the force-displacement relationship of the considered connections and compared to the experimental results. In order to determine the seismic vulnerability of such connections and provide design recommendations, linear and nonlinear analyses are conducted taking as reference a precast concrete structure resembling an industrial precast building. The results of the analyses show the importance of a correct estimation of the column's lateral stiffness in the design process and how an improper erection procedure leads to a premature failure of such connections.
- Subjects
PRECAST concrete construction; PRECAST concrete; EARTHQUAKE hazard analysis; EFFECT of earthquakes on buildings; SIDING (Building materials)
- Publication
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2016, Vol 14, Issue 4, p1103
- ISSN
1570-761X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10518-015-9861-8