2021 Volume 27 Issue 65 Pages 125-130
A series of tests for an unit-type curtain wall system were conducted in order to develop (a) a seismic monitoring technology installed in curtain wall systems and (b) a numerical model representing the seismic behaviors of curtain wall systems. A gyro sensor was adopted to assess the rotation distributions of the mullion. This instrumentation demonstrated the bending deformation distributions of the mullion. A numerical model focusing on the in-plane direction was developed by beam and 1-D spring elements. Regarding the mullion deformations, the numerical analysis of the proposed model evaluated the test results within an error of about 10%.
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