scholarly journals Stiffness model for gypsum wallboard-to-wood joints

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Lafontaine ◽  
Ghasan Doudak

Joints simulating typical connections of gypsum wallboard (GWB) sheathed walls were subjected to reversed cyclic loading. Three different empirical models were analyzed for the purpose of determining the most appropriate fastener slip equation. The power model was used to develop the fastener slip equations, for nails and screws, as a function of GWB density and fastener diameter. The accuracy of the developed fastener slip model is validated against full-scale shear wall tests. The predictive models seem to be able to replicate the wall behaviour with reasonable accuracy until ultimate capacity. The results show a reasonable agreement between the model prediction and those obtained from the shear wall tests. The model prediction for shear walls constructed with low fastener spacing is less accurate. This result was expected since the small fastener spacing violates the minimum spacing requirements in the design standard (CSA 2014) and caused a brittle failure.

Author(s):  
Nima Aghniaey ◽  
Murat Saatcioglu ◽  
Hassan Aoude

Research on seismic behaviour of shear walls with high-strength steel is limited. A combined experimental and analytical investigation was conducted to assess seismic behaviour of flexure-dominant shear walls. A large-scale concrete shear wall with Grade 690 MPa (ASTM A1035) reinforcement and 84 MPa concrete was tested under simulated seismic loading. The wall was a ¼ -scale of a 6-storey shear wall, with 4.53 m height and 1.45 m length. It sustained a lateral drift of 1.8% prior to developing failure due to the rupturing of longitudinal reinforcement. This is 35% less than the drift capacity of a companion wall reinforced with 400 MPa reinforcement tested earlier. VecTor2 software was used to conduct an analytical parametric study to expand the experimental findings. The results indicate that the reinforcement grade has a significant impact on strength, ductility and hysteretic behaviour of shear walls.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1940006
Author(s):  
W. C. Xue ◽  
Y. Li ◽  
L. Cai ◽  
X. Hu

Compared with traditional precast concrete composite shear walls (PCCSWs) with two boundary elements adjacent to edges, the PCCSWs with multiple boundary elements investigated in this paper have extra boundary elements at the intersections with other shear walls. In this paper, low reversed cyclic loading tests were conducted on three full-scale shear wall specimens with multiple boundary elements under in-plane loading and two full-scale shear wall specimens under out-of-plane loading. The in-plane loaded specimens included a PCCSW with double precast layers (i.e. precast concrete double skin shear wall, PCDSSW), a PCCSW with single precast layer, and a cast-in-pace (CIP) control specimen, whereas the out-of-plane loaded specimens included a PCDSSW and a CIP control specimen. Test results revealed that all specimens failed in bending. The hysteresis loops of the precast composite specimens were stable but slightly pinching, which were similar to those of the corresponding CIP control specimen. Compared with the CIP specimens, the PCDSSWs showed similar energy dissipation. The loading capacity of the precast composite specimens was generally a little lower than that of the corresponding CIP specimen with difference not more than 15%. In the in-plane loading tests, the PCDSSW reached higher displacement ductility (2.45) than the CIP specimen (1.88), whereas the ductility of the PCCSW with single precast layer was relatively low. Regarding the specimens under out-of-plane loading, the ductility of the PCDSSW (3.83) was close to that of the CIP specimen (3.02). Moreover, the stiffness degradation of the precast composite specimens was found to be comparable to that of the control specimens. Based on the test results, a restoring force model was developed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Hae Jun Yang ◽  
Hyun Do Yun

In this study, two reinforced concrete (RC) squat shear walls with height-to-length ratio of 0.55 and non-ductile reinforcement details are tested under reversed cyclic loading. Emphasis of the study is placed on the hysteretic behavior and cracking procedure of RC squat shear walls in accordance with the presence and absence of vertical seam on the wall panel. Two specimens had the same rectangular cross-section of 1,100 x 50mm, with wall panel heights of 600mm. To investigate the effect of vertical seams on the wall panel on the structural behavior of shear wall, one wall (CON-S) with three vertical seams with dimension of 260 x 40mm was made and the other (CON-N) was a solid wall without seams. The test results indicated that a squat shear wall with vertical seams exhibited more stable hysteretic behavior than a solid shear wall. Vertical seams on the wall panel improve the ductility and energy dissipation capacity but decrease the maximum strength of RC non-ductile squat shear wall.


2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 433-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alptug Unal ◽  
Mevlut Yasar Kaltakci ◽  
Fatih Suleyman Balik ◽  
Hasan Husnu Korkmaz ◽  
Fatih Bahadir ◽  
...  

Recently repair and strengthening of existing buildings become a popular research topic. The strengthening of buildings necessitates the evacuation of the structure. On the other hand, school, hospital type structures must continue their function. In this study exterior shear wall addition to the existing exterior frames is proposed. Since the application is applied to the exterior of the building, the structure can continue its function during the application. In this study, 1/3 scaled 4 specimens were tested under reversed cyclic loading simulating the seismic action. First reference specimen was the bare frame and didnt contain a strengthening and tested to see the reference behavior. Specimens have several design mistakes to represent the existing older structures. The other specimens retrofitted with different configurations. The second specimen was strengthened with exterior shear walls and contained a window opening. The last specimen was also retrofitted with exterior shear wall but the shear walls were divided into two pieces. The load-displacement curves, envelope curves, relative displacement curves, energy absorption curves and rigidity curves were presented and compared within the paper. In the conclusion, the capacity increase of the frame was discussed and several recommendations were presented.


2014 ◽  
Vol 525 ◽  
pp. 427-430
Author(s):  
Zhong Jie Yu ◽  
Seung Ju Han ◽  
Seok Joon Jang ◽  
Hyun Do Yun

This study investigates experimentally the applicability of selectively weakening retrofit for existing and non-ductile squat shear walls. To evaluate the effect of vertical seams on the wall panel on the hysteretic behavior and failure mode of Strain-Hardening Cement Composite (SHCC) squat shear walls, two 1/3 scale shear walls with vertical seams as a variable were made and tested under reversed cyclic loadings. All specimens had same rectangular cross-section 1,100mm¡¿50mm, with panel height 600mm. The vertical seam is 40mm wide and 260mm high and 460 high. SHCC for wall specimens was supplied by a local ready mix company with specified strength of 50MPa. The test results of this study; length of the slit is increased in squat shear wall, which the specimen became load-carrying capacity and stiffness. But have vertical silt, the squat shear wall shows aspects of ductility destruction.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Alimohammadi ◽  
Mostafa Dalvi Esfahani ◽  
Mohammadali Lotfollahi Yaghin

In this study, the seismic behavior of the concrete shear wall considering the opening with different shapes and constant cross-section has been studied, and for this purpose, several shear walls are placed under the increasingly non-linear static analysis (Pushover). These case studies modeled in 3D Abaqus Software, and the results of the ductility coefficient, hardness, energy absorption, added resistance, the final shape, and the final resistance are compared to shear walls without opening.


2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Jun Pang ◽  
Kyung-Sun Ahn ◽  
Seog Goo Kang ◽  
Jung-Kwon Oh

AbstractIn this study, the lateral resistances of mass timber shear walls were investigated for seismic design. The lateral resistances were predicted by kinematic models with mechanical properties of connectors, and compared with experimental data. Four out of 7 shear wall specimens consisted of a single Ply-lam panel and withdrawal-type connectors. Three out of 7 shear wall specimens consisted of two panels made by dividing a single panel in half. The divided panels were connected by 2 or 4 connectors like a single panel before being divided. The applied vertical load was 0, 24, or 120 kN, and the number of connectors for connecting the Ply-lam wall-to-floor was 2 or 4. As a result, the tested data were 6.3 to 52.7% higher than the predicted value by kinematic models, and it means that the lateral resistance can be designed by the behavior of the connector, and the prediction will be safe. The effects of wall-to-wall connectors, wall-to-floor connectors and vertical loads on the shear wall were analyzed with the experimental data.


Structures ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 3066-3080
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Gorji Azandariani ◽  
Ali Mohammad Rousta ◽  
Masoud Mohammadi ◽  
Maria Rashidi ◽  
Hamid Abdolmaleki

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 1990-1999
Author(s):  
Yi Sheng Su ◽  
Er Cong Meng ◽  
Zu Lin Xiao ◽  
Yun Dong Pi ◽  
Yi Bin Yang

In order to discuss the effect of different concrete strength on the seismic behavior of the L-shape steel reinforced concrete (SRC) short-pier shear wall , this article analyze three L-shape steel reinforced concrete short-pier shear walls of different concrete strength with the numerical simulation software ABAQUS, revealing the effects of concrete strength on the walls seismic behavior. The results of the study show that the concrete strength obviously influence the seismic performance. With the concrete strength grade rise, the bearing capacity of the shear wall becomes large, the ductility becomes low, the pinch shrinkage effect of the hysteresis loop becomes more obvious.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 1327-1348
Author(s):  
Cong Chen ◽  
Renjie Xiao ◽  
Xilin Lu ◽  
Yun Chen

Structure with replaceable devices is a type of earthquake resilient structure developed to restore the structure immediately after strong earthquakes. Current researches focus on one type of the replaceable device located in the structural part that is most likely to be damaged; however, plastic deformation would not be limited in a specific part but expand to other parts. To concentrate possible damage in shear wall structures, combined form of replaceable devices was introduced in this article. Based on previous studies, combined form of replaceable coupling beam and replaceable wall foot was used in a coupled shear wall. Influences of the dimension and location of the replaceable devices to the strength and stiffness of the shear wall were investigated through numerical modeling, which was verified by experimental data. Performance comparison between the shear walls with one type and combined form of replaceable devices and the conventional coupled shear wall was performed. In general, the shear wall with combined form of replaceable devices is shown to be better energy dissipated, and proper dimensions and locations of the replaceable devices should be determined.


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