Abstract
The structural performance of steel frames with novel lightweight composite infilled wallboard is experimentally and numerically investigated under the curvature surface deformation. This study compares the mechanical behavior for the open-frame, the closed-frame with mudsill and the closed-frame with infilled wallboard, through experiment and finite element analysis, under the positive and negative curvature surface deformations respectively. The structural responses such as basement counterforce, additional strains at different key locations and the effects of mudsill and infilled wallboard are evaluated. It has been found that the steel frames with the new composite infilled wallboard can considerably increase the stiffness of the structures in resisting surface deformation and re-distribute the loads amongst the beam and column members in the frame. The force transmission effect of the mudsill accelerated the changes in the additional strain at column bottom. Frame beam is the main component that bears the curvature surface deformation. Mudsill has a consistent stress pattern with the frame beam and can significantly influence additional strain of the frame beam due to its stress sharing effect. The infilled wallboard is connected with the column-beam members and thereby influences the additional strain of the frame column significantly.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 042047 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
| Volume | 295 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jul 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2019 5th International Conference on Energy Materials and Environment Engineering, ICEMEE 2019 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 12 Apr 2019 → 14 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- steel frames
- composite materials
- mudsill
- curvature surface deformation