Landolfo, R, Pali, T, Bucciero, B et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Seismic response assessment of architectural non-structural LWS drywall components through experimental tests. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 162. 105575. ISSN 0143-974X
Abstract
A research project was conducted at University of Naples “Federico II” over the last few years with the aim to give a contribute to overcome the lack of information on seismic behaviour of architectural non-structural lightweight steel (LWS) drywall components, i.e. indoor partition walls, outdoor façades and suspended continuous ceilings. The tested non-structural components were made of LWS frames sheathed with gypsum-based or cement-based boards. The research activity was organized in three levels: ancilliary tests, component tests and assembly tests. Ancilliary tests were carried out for evaluating the local behaviour of partitions, façades and ceilings. Component tests involved out-of-plane quasi-static monotonic and dynamic identification tests and in-plane quasi-static reversed cyclic tests on partitions. Finally, the dynamic behaviour was investigated through shake table tests on different assemblages of partitions, façades and ceilings. The study demonstrated that the tested architectural non-structural LWS drywall components are able to exhibit a very good seismic behaviour with respect to the damage limit states according to the IDR limits given by Eurocode 8 Part 1. The current paper describes the complete experimental activity within the project.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | indoor partition walls; in-plane and out-of-plane tests; lightweight steel; outdoor façade walls; shake table tests; suspended ceilings |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2019 12:05 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jcsr.2019.04.011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:141729 |