Progressive failures of batten to rafter connections under fluctuating wind loads

Parackal, Korah I., Ginger, John D., and Henderson, David J. (2020) Progressive failures of batten to rafter connections under fluctuating wind loads. Engineering Structures, 215. 110684.

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Abstract

Batten to rafter connections in light framed timber housing can be vulnerable to wind loading, and failures of these connections are one of the more common failure modes seen in post windstorm damage surveys. Such failures often occur in a progressive or cascading manner resulting in the loss of a large section of the roof envelope. These progressive failures of batten to rafter connections are a complex process influenced by the pressure fluctuations on the roof surface, the response of individual connections and the behaviour of the structural system as a whole. This study presents a method for examining load redistribution and progressive failure behaviour of batten to rafter connections in light framed structures. Nonlinear time history analyses were performed using a finite element model using fluctuating pressures determined from a wind tunnel study and connection properties determined from laboratory testing of connections under dynamic loads.

Item ID: 63583
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1873-7323
Keywords: Progressive failures, Light framed structures, Low-rise buildings, Wind loads
Copyright Information: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Funders: Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC)
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2020 07:35
FoR Codes: 40 ENGINEERING > 4005 Civil engineering > 400510 Structural engineering @ 100%
SEO Codes: 87 CONSTRUCTION > 8702 Construction Design > 870204 Residential Construction Design @ 60%
96 ENVIRONMENT > 9610 Natural Hazards > 961099 Natural Hazards not elsewhere classified @ 40%
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