Seismic response of reinforced-concrete one-storey precast industrial buildings with horizontal cladding panels

Gams, Matija (author), Starešinič, Gabrijela (author), Isaković, Tatjana (author)

An extensive parametric study of the seismic response of one-storey precast buildings with horizontal cladding panels frequently used in Central Europe was conducted to analyse the panels’ influence on the overall response of buildings and to find out if the panels can be considered non-structural elements when they are attached to the main building with the connections typically used in practice in Central Europe. The studied structural system consisted of reinforced concrete columns and beams connected by dowels. Horizontal cladding panels were attached to columns using one of the most frequently used isostatic fastening systems. The top connections provided out-of-plane stability, and the bottom connections supported the panel in the vertical direction. The parametric study was preceded by extensive experimental research, including cyclic tests on connections and full-scale shaking table tests of whole buildings. The results of experiments were used to reveal the basic response mechanisms of panels and connections and to develop, validate and calibrate numerical models employed in the parametric study presented herein. Fifteen generalised structures with different masses and heights were subjected to 30 accelerograms with two peak ground acceleration (PGA) intensities of 0.3 g and 0.5 g, corresponding to significant damage and near-collapse limit states. The effects of the construction imperfections in connections, the silicon sealant panel-to-panel connections and different types of connections of the bottom panel to the foundation were analysed. The crucial parameter influencing the response was the displacement capacity of the connections, which was considerably affected by the construction imperfections and, consequently, difficult to estimate. It has been observed that in some buildings, particularly in shorter structures with smaller mass, cladding panels can have a somewhat more notable influence on the overall response.

• Language: English
• Keywords: civil engineering, engineering structures, earthquake engineering
• Work type: Abstract or summary
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Author Accepted Manuscript
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 1-26
• Numbering: Št. 10, art. 2519, letn. 13
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-151982
• UDC: 624.042.7
• ISSN on article: 2075-5309
• DOI: 10.3390/buildings13102519
• COBISS.SI-ID: 167043587
• Publication date in RUL: 26.10.2023

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Buildings
• Shortened title: Buildings
• Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
• ISSN: 2075-5309
• COBISS.SI-ID: 1024478292

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: gradbeništvo, gradbene konstrukcije, potresno inženirstvo

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P2-0185
• Name: Potresno inženirstvo