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Book Precast Insulated Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Precast Insulated Sandwich Panels written by fib Fédération internationale du béton and published by FIB - Féd. Int. du Béton. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the mid-20th century, with the rise of industrial prefabrication, precast concrete sandwich panels started being used as cladding for buildings. Since then, society and construction industry have become increasingly aware of energy efficiency in all fields, including affordability and sustainability consciousness, while maintaining the buildings’ durability. As such, buildings have been subject to increasingly stringent requirements which has kept the technology of sandwich panels continually at the forefront of building envelope evolution. Nowadays, sandwich panels have reached the highest standards of functional performance and aesthetic appeal. In building construction, these sandwich panel attributes combine with the well-known advantages of prefabrication including structural efficiency, flexibility in use, speed of construction, quality consciousness, durability, and sustainability. Sandwich panels have gained more exposure, thus representing quite a significant application within the prefabrication industry and a vital component of the precast market. The fib Commission “Prefabrication” is eager to promote the development of all precast structural concrete products and to share the knowledge and experience gained, to aid with practical design and construction. By issuing this comprehensive overview, “Guide to Good Practice”, a better understanding of design considerations, structural analysis, building physics, use of materials, manufacturing methods, equipment usage and field performance will be provided. This document contains the latest information currently available worldwide. The Commission is particularly proud that this document is a result of close cooperation with PCI and that it is published by both the fib and PCI. This cooperation started six years ago, first with comparing the different approaches to several issues, then progressively integrating and producing common documents, like this one, that hasn’t yet been treated in a specific Guide by either body. This Guide is intended to be the reference document to all who are interested in utilising the advantages of Precast Sandwich wall panels. In conjunction with the previously published Planning and Design Handbook on Precast Building Structures, the designer will have significant resources to integrate sandwich wall panels into any applicable structure.

Book Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021

Download or read book Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 written by Scott Walbridge and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2021. The contents of this volume focus on specialty conferences in construction, environmental, hydrotechnical, materials, structures, transportation engineering, etc. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.

Book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels written by Howard Godfrey Allen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels written by Howard G. Allen and published by Reader's Digest Young Families. This book was released on 1969-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels written by Howard G. Allen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels serves as a simple guide to the fundamental aspects of the theory of sandwich construction and to the assumptions on which it is based. This book discusses the real importance of the assumptions made in sandwich theory concerning the relative stiffness and thickness of the faces and the core. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the relatively simple problems of sandwich beams and struts. This text then discusses the bending of sandwich beams, which grows naturally from the ordinary theory of bending. Other chapters explore the bending and buckling of sandwich panels. This book discusses as well the panel analyses based on the Ritz method and on the derivation of differential equations for a sandwich plate. This book should be of interest not only to aeronautical engineers but also to readers concerned with the design of sandwich panels in the building, plastics, and boat-building industries.

Book Non linear Finite Element Analysis of FRP precast Concrete Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Non linear Finite Element Analysis of FRP precast Concrete Sandwich Panels written by Paul M. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precast insulated concrete sandwich panels have been used with proven success in commercial building application as wall elements to provide both vertical and lateral strength and thermal and environmental protection. Various configurations and materials have been used to provide certain degrees of strength, thermal resistance and composite action. The mechanics of the sandwich panel rely on the transfer of compressive and tensile forces due to flexure via shear through the web connectors. These web connectors have varied from steel wire trusses to carbon fiber composite grid trusses to solid concrete zones. For optimum thermal performance the connectors not providing a thermal bridge are best suited. For optimum strength and stiffness performance the shear connectors that create the highest degree of composite action and anchorage in the concrete zones shall be used. Furthermore, if the insulated concrete sandwich panels can be better understood, developed and tested in the horizontal application rather than as a wall element, they can be used for roof and possibly floor applications. This will provide environment and thermal resistance and required strength and stiffness. This study investigates the design and testing of several scaled test sandwich panel configurations using solid web FRP plate shear connectors. The stiffness, strength and degree of composite action for each set of panels is calculated and compared and finally 2 full scale test panels are developed and tested. Along with testing and calculations, numerical modeling or finite element analysis is employed to show correlation between the test results for future development of an analytical model. Precast concrete sandwich panel engineering performance varying depending on the degree of composite action of its constituent materials and strength of properties. Employing a nonlinear numerical solver that can capture the quasi-static response of the panels under flexural loading is valuable and desirable for future development. These test panels, both scaled and full-scale show adequate results for strength, stiffness and degree of composite action to justify further development and research into their use as roof or floor structural support members. Long term creep effects have also been investigated in this study, however further creep studies are warranted and recommended. Finally, these panels are not limited to the use of residential and commercial application, rather they have the potential as suitable candidates for structures intended to provide blast and/or accidental explosion protection.

Book Lightweight Sandwich Construction

Download or read book Lightweight Sandwich Construction written by J. M. Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandwich panels are being used increasingly as the cladding of buildings like factories, warehouses, cold stores and retail sheds. This is because they are light in weight, thermally efficient, aesthetically attractive and can be easily handled and erected. However, to date, an authoritative book on the subject was lacking. This new reference work aims to fill that gap. The designer, specifier and manufacturer of sandwich panels all require a great deal of information on a wide range of subjects. This book was written by a group of European experts under the editorship of a UK specialist in lightweight construction. It provides guidance on: * materials used in manufacture * thermal efficiency and air- and water-tightness * acoustic performance * performance in fire * durability * special problems of sandwich panels in cold stores and chill rooms * architectural and aesthetic considerations * structural design at the ultimate and serviceability limit states * additional structural considerations including fastenings, the effect of openings and the use of sandwich panels as load-bearing walls * test procedures The book concludes with some numerical design examples and is highly illustrated throughout.

Book Reinforced Concrete Structures

Download or read book Reinforced Concrete Structures written by Robert Park and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991-01-16 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sets out basic theory for the behavior of reinforced concrete structural elements and structures in considerable depth. Emphasizes behavior at the ultimate load, and, in particular, aspects of the seismic design of reinforced concrete structures. Based on American practice, but also examines European practice.

Book Precast prestressed hollow core floors

Download or read book Precast prestressed hollow core floors written by FIB – International Federation for Structural Concrete and published by FIB - International Federation for Structural Concrete. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These recommendations, together with a detailed commentary, are the result of nine years' intensive research. They provide the engineer and precaster with a guide to sound design and put at their disposal calculation methods and examples of good practice for the many details of the design of hollow core floors.

Book Behaviour of Steel Sandwich Panels

Download or read book Behaviour of Steel Sandwich Panels written by Jamie Lowe and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A steel sandwich panel consists of two thin facing plates separated by a core formed from a folded plate. The core separates, restrains and supports the facing plates, forming a panel that is stiff, strong and light weight. This thesis investigates the theoretical behaviour of steel sandwich panels using the Strand6.1 finite element computer package. The panels structural behaviour under various loads and support conditions are examined and discussed. The practical application of steel sandwich panels is also investigated through the design of a 1 small industrial building. This building utilises sandwich panels for its major components, ie. roof, walls and floor. The design of the sandwich panels for each component is based on the conclusions drawn from the analytical work carried out previously. The advantages and disadvantages of using steel sandwich panels in practical applications are also investigated based on their performance in the designed building. " -- Abstract/Synopsis.

Book Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV

Download or read book Mechanics of Structures and Materials XXIV written by Hong Hao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 1935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 6-9 December 2016). The contributions from academics, researchers and practising engineers from Australasian, Asia-pacific region and around the world, cover a wide range of topics, including: • Structural mechanics • Computational mechanics • Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures • Steel structures • Composite structures • Civil engineering materials • Fire engineering • Coastal and offshore structures • Dynamic analysis of structures • Structural health monitoring and damage identification • Structural reliability analysis and design • Structural optimization • Fracture and damage mechanics • Soil mechanics and foundation engineering • Pavement materials and technology • Shock and impact loading • Earthquake loading • Traffic and other man-made loadings • Wave and wind loading • Thermal effects • Design codes Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges will be of interest to academics and professionals involved in Structural Engineering and Materials Science.

Book Flexural Analysis and Composite Behavior of Precast Concrete Sandwich Panel

Download or read book Flexural Analysis and Composite Behavior of Precast Concrete Sandwich Panel written by Behnam Naji and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several experimental studies have shown the effect of core shear contribution in precast concrete sandwich wall panels. Due to the complex nature of such construction, quantifying the contribution of the core on the behavior of the precast concrete sandwich wall panel subjected to lateral load and in-plane loads is still a challenge. Based on engineering judgment and experience, current design practices assume a certain percentage in composite action between the faces (wythes) of the sandwich panel. In this study, a general equation for the deflection of a simply supported sandwich panel under in-plane and lateral loads was developed. The formulated equation includes all mechanical properties of the core and the thick similar faces. Methods for calculating bending moments and stresses to design the precast concrete sandwich wall panel were developed and validated. The proposed equations allow for parametric studies without limitations regarding reinforcements, core shear mechanical properties, and geometrical dimensions.

Book Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Download or read book Reinforced Concrete Slabs written by Robert Park and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-12-28 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unter "bewehrtem Beton" versteht man eine Kombination von Beton mit anderen, verstärkenden Materialien (meist Stahl). Aus Stahlbetonplatten werden nicht nur Häuser gebaut, sondern auch Straßen und Mauern. Bauingenieure müssen die Merkmale und Einsatzfelder dieser Werkstoffe kennen und Belastungsgrenzen abschätzen. Dieses Buch, das einzige seiner Art, dient Praktikern und Studenten der Bautechnik als kompetenter Begleiter. (01/00)