Full-scale experimental and numerical study about structural behaviour of a thin-walled cold-formed steel building affected by ground settlements due to land subsidence
Land subsidence due to ground water withdrawal is a problem in many places around the world (Poland, 1984). This causes differential ground settlements that affect masonry structures, because these structural materials do not exhibit an adequate performance beyond a certain level of angular dist...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.proc-iahs.net/372/141/2015/piahs-372-141-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | Land subsidence due to ground water withdrawal is a problem in many places
around the world (Poland, 1984). This causes differential ground settlements
that affect masonry structures, because these structural materials do not
exhibit an adequate performance beyond a certain level of angular
distortion. This work presents the experimental and numerical results about
a study regarding the performance of a full-scale thin-walled cold-formed
steel building affected by ground differential settlements due to land
subsidence. The experimental stage consisted in the construction of a
test-building to be subjected to differential settlements in laboratory. The
numerical stage consisted in performing a numerical non-linear static
pull-down analysis simulating the differential ground settlements of the
test-building. The results show that the structural performance of the
tested building was very suitable in terms of ductility. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-8981 2199-899X |