STORY-DRIFT LIMIT AND POST-LIMIT BEHAVIOR OF CORNER PART OF PRECAST CONCRETE CURTAIN WALLS DETAILED TO ACCOMMODATE FRAME DEFORMATION BY ROCKING MOTION

Abstract

 This paper presents results of full-scale loading test of the corner part of rocking type precast concrete curtain walls subjested to large story drift over 0.17 rad. From test results, the method to estimate the rotation of panels and the deformation of joints are proposed. The failure of curtain walls occurred at the bearing support of a panel and the collision between panels led the failure of the panel at the corner and some pieces of broken concrete have fallen. The method to predict the collision of panels are also proposed and the validity of the method is verified by test results.