Structural Performance Evaluation of a Building SystemU.S. National Bureau of Standards, 1969 - 122 pages A full-scale, first-story portion of a building system was tested in the laboratory in such a manner as to simulate the structural behavior of a three-story building under both service and potential ultimate loading conditions.Additional tests were performed on the system components to provide behavioral data needed for the evaluation of the system.Performance criteria for the evaluation of the structural safety and adequacy of certain building systems were developed.This report presents the results of the physical tests performed in the evaluation of the safety and structural adequacy of one such system, and discusses their significance.The report also presents data concerning the complex interaction between components which takes place in the building system.(Author). |
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0.20 VERTICAL DEFLECTION 1.7L Major floor axial load building system center main beam CHANNEL 43 column connection Column loads computed creep Criterion curve cycles of loading deformation DIAGONAL WALL COMPRESSION Exterior walls fire walls floor channels floor load versus floor slab ft² gross deflection H psf increments NOTES initially and held inserts kip increments laboratory lateral loads lb/ft³ live load Load Computations load of 1.3D load versus beam load versus slab load versus translation load versus wall major axis Major floor load maximum midspan deflection oriented to permit Output Channel 72 Performance Criteria precast components psf increments racking test reinforcement residual deflection simulated south wind load specimens steel struc superimposed load test on column test structure TIE BEAM tion topping slab versus beam deflection versus slab deflection versus wall compression vertical load versus vertical net deflection west wind load wind load versus