The University of Trento has recently been involved in a research project focusing on the development of an innovative industrialised housing system composed of cold-formed steel profiles. This paper describes the laboratory testing phase of the research project comprising the development of lateral design information for cold-formed steel framed walls that are sheathed with cement board panels. A summary is provided of the shear wall test program, as well as the ancillary characterization tests on the sheathing and the sheathing connections, in addition to the results of the application of existing hand calculation methods to determine shear wall resistance to lateral loads and lateral stiffness.
Lateral loading response of CFS framed shear walls sheathed with cement board panels
Baldassino, Nadia;Zandonini, Riccardo;
2014-01-01
Abstract
The University of Trento has recently been involved in a research project focusing on the development of an innovative industrialised housing system composed of cold-formed steel profiles. This paper describes the laboratory testing phase of the research project comprising the development of lateral design information for cold-formed steel framed walls that are sheathed with cement board panels. A summary is provided of the shear wall test program, as well as the ancillary characterization tests on the sheathing and the sheathing connections, in addition to the results of the application of existing hand calculation methods to determine shear wall resistance to lateral loads and lateral stiffness.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
