The adoption of cold-formed steel (CFS) profiles for residential buildings started in USA. Positive experiences in this field took place in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Japan. In Italy, where traditionally steel in residential buildings has a rather limited application, this type of construction has not yet found a significant use. The University of Trento has recently been involved in a research project focusing on the development of an innovative industrialized housing system composed of cold-formed steel profiles. The experimental study of walls comprised tests on the bare steel skeleton and on framed walls sheathed with cement board panels. Reversed cyclic testing of representative walls subjected to in-plane lateral and vertical load was carried out. The main features of the experimental study and the main results are presented and discussed. The performances of the different typologies of shear walls are compared in terms of resistance, stiffness, ductility parameters and energy dissipation.

Cyclic response of CFS framed shear walls

Baldassino, Nadia;Zandonini, Riccardo;
2015-01-01

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The adoption of cold-formed steel (CFS) profiles for residential buildings started in USA. Positive experiences in this field took place in other countries such as Australia, Canada and Japan. In Italy, where traditionally steel in residential buildings has a rather limited application, this type of construction has not yet found a significant use. The University of Trento has recently been involved in a research project focusing on the development of an innovative industrialized housing system composed of cold-formed steel profiles. The experimental study of walls comprised tests on the bare steel skeleton and on framed walls sheathed with cement board panels. Reversed cyclic testing of representative walls subjected to in-plane lateral and vertical load was carried out. The main features of the experimental study and the main results are presented and discussed. The performances of the different typologies of shear walls are compared in terms of resistance, stiffness, ductility parameters and energy dissipation.
2015
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures
Lisbon
.DECivil/IST/UL - University of Lisbon
M., Accorti; Baldassino, Nadia; Zandonini, Riccardo; F., Scavazza; C. A., Rogers
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