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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Cyclic performance"”.
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Monotonic and Cyclic Performance of Long Shear Walls With Openings
… understanding of the effect of monotonic and cyclic loading (and the relationship between the two loading types) on ultimate load capacity and stiffness for a given wall configuration were examined. To efficiently design shear walls, the effect of openings on shear wall performance must be …
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Monotonic and Cyclic Performance of Structurally Insulated Panel Shear Walls
… past, research has focused on the static racking performance of light-framed shear walls. More recently, research has been focused on the cyclic and dynamic performance of shear walls. To the author's knowledge, no other research is reported in the literature on the cyclic performance of SIPS …
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Monotonic and Cyclic Performance of Light-Frame Shear Walls with Various Sheathing Materials
The racking performance of light-frame shear walls subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading is the focus of this thesis. The sheathing materials investigated are oriented strandboard (OSB), hardboard, fiberboard, and gypsum wallboard. The objectives of this study were to (1) obtain and compare …
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Functional properties of polyurethane based sealants blended with polymeric modifiers
… eucalyptus wood lignin, were produced and their performance properties established in a research program which sought to develop more durable cost effective sealants as well as cultivate a market for lignin, a highly underutilized by-product of the pulp and paper industry. The tensile and …
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Large-Scale Cyclic Testing and Development of Ring Shaped - Steel Plate Shear Walls for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings
… has been developed that improves upon the performance of conventional steel plate shear walls by mitigating buckling. The new structural system, called the Ring Shaped - Steel Plate Shear Wall, was investigated and developed through experimental and computational methods. First, the plastic …
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Performance of RC Columns Retrofitted with UHPFRC Jackets Under Cyclic Displacement Reversals
… experimental and analytical research, the performance of reinforced concrete columns with or without prior damage, after retrofitting with ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) jackets and subjected to cyclic loading that simulates earthquake effects. A series of …
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Investigation of nanoparticles enriched phase change materials for improved thermal performance of energy storage applications
… (PCMs) to improve thermal energy storage (TES) performance across various applications. By leveraging nanoparticles, the thermal conductivity and heat transfer characteristics of PCMs are improved, enabling faster charging and discharging cycles, reducing thermal losses, and maintaining system …
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Widening of Reinforced Concrete Bridges – Extension of Pier Cap Beams with CFRP Composites
… work was to investigate the structural performance of this particular type of beams with different reinforcing systems, such as concrete jacket, CFRP sheets and pre-saturated CFRP laminates with various anchor systems. Thirteen pier cap beam specimens were tested to evaluate the effect …
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Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies In Shape Memory Alloys
… implications for engineering applications (e.g., cyclic performance of actuators, engineering life of superelastic components, stiffer shape memory composites and low-hysteresis R-phase based actuators). This work was supported in part by an NSF CAREER award (DMR 0239512).
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Behavior and large-scale experimental testing of Steel Plate Shear Walls with Coupling
… under different levels of ground shaking. The performance of the SPSW-WC was compared with the conventional SPSW system. An experimental test program was developed to explore the response of the SPSW-WC with realistic fabrication techniques. Two half-scale specimens were constructed to …
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Mechanical properties and cyclic behavior of high strength steel after fire exposure
… measured data are proposed. Furthermore, the cyclic behavior of welded I-shaped columns made from Q690 steel after fire exposure is investigated. </p> <p>In the first phase of the study, the post-fire mechanical properties of Q690 steel, which is a typical HSS with 690MPa nominal yield …