Analysis of Stressed Skin Behaviour of a Steel Façade Frame Under Varying Structural Conditions

Autor: Stepa Paunović, Andrija Zorić, Ivan Nešović, Slobodan Ranković, Todor Vacev, Miloš Milić
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Steel Structures. 21:178-201
ISSN: 2093-6311
1598-2351
DOI: 10.1007/s13296-020-00425-2
Popis: Steel structures are traditionally designed neglecting the in-plane bearing capacity of the cladding. However, the cladding can act in coordination with the main structure, behaving as a diaphragm and contributing to its spatial stability, enabling the so-called stressed skin concept design. The subject of this paper was an analysis of behaviour of a sample steel frame cladded with corrugated sheet metal, and connected to each other by self-tapping screws. Various conditions regarding the set and the number of fastening devices, as well as method of numerical modelling of fasteners, type of the corrugated sheet metal, and overall dimensions of the frame were analysed using FEM and ANSYS workbench software, including geometric and material nonlinearity. Results can serve as useful and reliable design guidelines, and as an argument for further propagation of the stressed skin concept design as a rational design approach for steel structures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE