PREREQUISITES TO UNCOVERING THE REGULARITIES OF THE FATIGUE RESISTANCE OF ANCHORAGE OF CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS

Curtain wall systems are subjected to the influence of air flow, which is changing in its direction and speed. Such an influence gives rise to variable forces, which leads to fluctuating stresses in the structures of curtain wall systems. In case of fluctuating stresses the structural element is destroyed at lower loads, than in case of constant stresses. This fracture is called the fatigue. The fatigue fractures lead to drastic consequences because of their sudden emergence. The fracture mode of structural materials depends on the number of loading cycles. The authors state the notions of multicycle and low-cycle fatigue of materials. Some types of fatigue curves are offered. The authors hypothesize on the absence of horizontal areas of Wehler curve in case of plastic materials.