Response of Conventional Steel Stud Wall Systems under Static and Dynamic Pressure
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 19, Issue 4
Abstract
This research effort focuses on the evaluation of existing design standards for cold-formed steel stud walls and the development of retrofit wall systems. Full-scale wall systems are tested under uniform static pressure using a vacuum chamber. The resistance functions obtained are used to model the dynamic behavior of the walls and to predict performance under blast conditions. This paper focuses on defining the static resistance of nonload-bearing steel stud walls with slip track connections and their performance under external explosions. Simple modifications to existing design practice have significantly improved the blast performance of the steel stud walls. Maximum blast resistance is achieved by using steel angles connected to the studs and anchored to the floor and ceiling. The static and dynamic performances of five full-scale steel stud wall systems are presented in this paper.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to acknowledge the research sponsorship of the U.S. Department of State (Mr. Wayne Ashbery, Mr. Donald Moffett) and the collaboration of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base (Mr. Robert Dinan) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (Dr. Stanley Woodson, Dr. Beverly DiPaolo, and Mr. Philip Trent Townsend). We also acknowledge the National Center for Explosion Resistant Design (Dr. Sam Kiger), the Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (Dr. Roger LaBoube), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center (Mr. Patrick Lindsey). Finally, we thank the Chief of Engineers for the permission to publish this paper.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 19 • Issue 4 • November 2005
Pages: 267 - 276
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 16, 2004
Accepted: Aug 31, 2004
Published online: Nov 1, 2005
Published in print: Nov 2005
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