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Unloaded wall outline<br />

2.2.3.3.2 Compression Force Corner<br />

Deformed wall 1outline<br />

after application<br />

Chamfers of loads (exaggerated) at top of wall<br />

As the compressive force diagonally across the panel earthquake<br />

load<br />

is constant, Inherent at the stiffness outer at corners corners keeps of wall each <strong>Supercrete</strong><br />

<strong>Structural</strong> close <strong>Floor</strong> to perpendicular Panel, the under compressive load stress becomes<br />

higher, as there is less <strong>Supercrete</strong> in cross section to resist<br />

the force. If this stress becomes too high, then crushing of<br />

Plan View of Walls Without Diaphragm<br />

the Unloaded <strong>Supercrete</strong> wall outline at the corners can occur. For this reason,<br />

in many cases, it is necessary to chamfer the corners of<br />

each panel to give a greater area of <strong>Supercrete</strong> for the<br />

Deformed wall outline after application<br />

load Unloaded to of be loads<br />

wall transferred (exaggerated)<br />

outline into at the top of panel. wall<br />

Horizontal<br />

wind or<br />

The chamfer is not made full depth so that the panel earthquake<br />

load<br />

still bears on the full end width, and the grout in the ring<br />

Deformed Inherent stiffness wall outline at corners after application keeps wall<br />

anchors of close is loads prevented to (exaggerated) perpendicular from at under falling top of load wall through. Testing has<br />

Horizontal<br />

shown that if the tensile force in the first panel joint wind (i.e. or T1<br />

earthquake<br />

and T6) is less than 10 kN, then the corner chamfer load is not<br />

Plan View of Walls Without Diaphragm<br />

required, but only Diagonal if the panel bracingthickness<br />

is 200mm or more,<br />

and the width of the grout in the perimeter ring anchor is<br />

100mm Distortion or of more walls reduced (this is and measured all corners as move the same distance from the<br />

end amount of the assuming floor panel infinitely to stiff the diagonal inside bracing<br />

Unloaded wall outline<br />

face of the facing block<br />

on the ring anchor/bond beam).<br />

Plan View of Walls With Diagonal Bracing<br />

Deformed wall outline after application<br />

of loads (exaggerated) at top of wall<br />

Horizontal<br />

Unloaded and 100 loaded mm<br />

wall outline<br />

wind or<br />

Infinate number of diagonal<br />

100 mm earthquake<br />

braces in diaphragm load<br />

0.6D<br />

Diagonal bracing<br />

D<br />

Distortion of walls reduced and all corners move same<br />

amount assuming infinitely stiff diagonal bracing<br />

Plan View of Walls With Diagonal Bracing<br />

Typical corner chamfer on floor panel<br />

Unloaded Top of all walls and loaded held in position by diaphragm Infinate and number of diagonal<br />

wall resisting outline forces to applied loads spread braces evenly in around diaphragm<br />

15000wall<br />

lines<br />

Plan View of Walls Locked in Place<br />

2.2.3.3.3 Arch Action (Deep Beam<br />

by a Diaphragm<br />

Analysis)<br />

The force in the perimeter tension reinforcing load<br />

perpendicular to the applied force (T7 to T13) can either<br />

be calculated using the truss analogy, or by Wind considering Load<br />

Pe (kPa)<br />

loads parallel the to panels panel axis to work in arch action similar to -ve a deep suctionbeam.<br />

Experimental Top of all walls results held in position have shown by diaphragm that the and smallest lever<br />

resisting forces to applied loads spread evenly around<br />

arm wall between lines internal forces in this case is 0.7 of the panel<br />

length. Plan The View maximum of Walls tension Locked force in Place that must be resisted<br />

in the perimeter by ring a Diaphragm anchor reinforcing is calculated as<br />

follows:<br />

C4 C5 C6<br />

Panel outlines<br />

Total Wind Load<br />

wL<br />

Maximum bending moment for deep beam =<br />

2<br />

8<br />

per metre of building width<br />

=7.2 x Pe<br />

loads parallel to panel axis<br />

Minimum T4 T5 lever arm T6between<br />

tension and compression<br />

forces = 0.7 S<br />

C11 C12 C13 C14<br />

Reaction force in<br />

Force in tension member = bracing wall to =<br />

wL<br />

foundation<br />

This force equates to the maximum force from T7 to T13<br />

2<br />

Bending moment<br />

Lever arm 8 x 0.7 x S<br />

Panel outlines<br />

C4 C5 C6<br />

T10 T11 T12 T13<br />

3<br />

2<br />

Horizontal<br />

wind or<br />

Horizontal<br />

wind or<br />

earthquake<br />

load<br />

Horizontal<br />

wind or<br />

earthquake<br />

Reaction<br />

force in<br />

bracing wall<br />

to foundation<br />

Horizontal applied loads parallel to panel axis = w kN/m<br />

force in<br />

L<br />

2.2.3.4 bracing wall Analysis of Loads Applied<br />

to foundation<br />

n panels<br />

Perpendicular to the Panel Axis<br />

Reaction<br />

force in<br />

bracing wall<br />

to foundation<br />

Bending<br />

moment<br />

diagram<br />

When horizontally applied forces from wind and moment seismic<br />

loads are applied perpendicular to the panel axis, diagram the load<br />

M max. = wL<br />

is divided equally between each panel as a series of beams,<br />

Panel Axis<br />

8n<br />

with each transferring their load via shear connections on<br />

the top of the supporting walls. These walls act as bracing<br />

walls and carry the loads into the foundations.<br />

2<br />

8<br />

As each panel carries an equal proportion of the load,<br />

by considering each as a horizontal beam, it is a 4660 simple<br />

Ceiling<br />

clear span<br />

matter to Ceiling calculate the maximum shear force and bending<br />

moment acting on each panel and checking the panel shear<br />

Wind Load<br />

and bending <strong>Floor</strong> Diaphragm capacity, Demand to ensure Pe they (kPa) exceed the applied<br />

F<br />

values. This is done using normal +ve pressure reinforced concrete<br />

First <strong>Floor</strong><br />

analysis First methods. <strong>Floor</strong> It is also necessary to check that the<br />

dowels or cleats holding the panels in place have sufficient<br />

shear capacity. If each individual panel has sufficient capacity<br />

to resist its applied loads, then it follows that the entire<br />

Ground <strong>Floor</strong><br />

diaphragm Ground has <strong>Floor</strong> sufficient capacity to resist the total applied<br />

Ceiling<br />

load. As all panels bear solidly against each other, (as they<br />

Ceiling<br />

must, to ensure that each takes its own proportion of the<br />

load, and this is achieved by the Wind grout Load<br />

<strong>Floor</strong> Diaphragm Demand infill in the panel<br />

Pe (kPa)<br />

joints) they will in Ffact<br />

act as a +ve single pressure unit and the reinforcing<br />

First <strong>Floor</strong><br />

steel in the panel joints is redundant in this direction.<br />

SFP 2012<br />

ssion force<br />

36 Copyright © <strong>Supercrete</strong> Limited Ground 2008 <strong>Floor</strong><br />

force<br />

Ground <strong>Floor</strong><br />

S<br />

<strong>Floor</strong> wall<br />

connection<br />

(ring tie)<br />

M max. = wL<br />

Shear wall<br />

2<br />

8<br />

Bending moment diagram for panels considered<br />

as a deep beam.<br />

Reaction<br />

M max. = wS 2<br />

M max. = wS 2<br />

8n<br />

S<br />

L<br />

Horizontal applied loads parallel to panel axis = w kN/m<br />

S<br />

Max. panel shear force = wS<br />

n panels<br />

2n<br />

Bending moment diagram for single panel<br />

S<br />

Horizontal applied loads<br />

perpendicular to panel axis w / m<br />

Panel Axis<br />

2600 2600 2000<br />

2600 2600 2000<br />

Reaction<br />

force in<br />

bracing wall<br />

to foundation<br />

Bending<br />

Max. panel shear force = wS<br />

2n<br />

Bending moment diagram for single panel<br />

First <strong>Floor</strong><br />

Horizontal applied loads<br />

perpendicular to panel axis w / m<br />

D1<br />

4800 panel length<br />

4160<br />

S<br />

4300 p

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