Abstract
The increased popularity of cold-formed thin-walled steel sections in housing construction has lead to an increased interest in the development of thin-walled frame buildings in accordance with seismic requirements. This paper investigates appropriate details for the main frame elements of a thin-walled building structure. Some of the proposed details are tested by two full scale one-storey frames under gravity and lateral cyclic loads. The results show that this type of structure offers a good potential for earthquake resistant construction, but more thorough studies are needed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 470-479 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Constructional Steel Research |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- seismic performance
- thin-walled steel sections
- beam–column connections