Cyclic and Static Tests to Evaluate the Seismic Strength of Walls and Connections of Prefab Lightweight Panels for Housing Construction Projects
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Approximately 75% of deaths attributed to earthquakes in Latin America are caused by the collapse of heavy buildings. Hence, it is necessary to study new technological alternatives for structural systems to be used in 1-story housing units that are able to withstand seismic forces. Such structural systems must also be otherwise durable in nature as well as lightweight and moderately priced. The prefabricated system presented in this paper is made of self-supported panels (polyurethane foam and steel decking sheets—materials traditionally used for nonstructural elements), and it is currently being considered as part of a structural system for use in 1-story houses. During the last 10 years, several laboratory tests have been done to the panels to assess their materials and connections. According to the results, the panels display excellent promise, mainly from their demonstrated characteristics of low weight, high relative stiffness, and good performance of connections. These results further suggest that, when located in areas where the seismic risk is high, one-floor constructions incorporating these self-supported panels could withstand earthquakes generating spectral accelerations of .
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Acknowledgments
The authors extend their appreciation to the Academic Vice-President of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (S. J. Vicente Durán), to the Test and Trial Laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and to Metecno de Colombia for the sponsoring of the research project from which this article arose.
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Volume 19 • Issue 2 • May 2014
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Received: Jan 17, 2012
Accepted: Jan 9, 2013
Published online: Jan 11, 2013
Published in print: May 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Jul 11, 2014
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