A structure with steel staggered-truss (SST) system is numerically investigated in this paper, utilizing the finite element 3D simulation analytial soft ware ETABS. Two different 3D models considering or ignoring the stiffness of infilled walls (SIW) are analyzed with Dynamic Time History method including storey drift and equivalent base shear force under frequent earth quake and rare earth quake. Results indicate that the effect of the SIW is prominent and should be considered.
Considering the structure type of the steel staggered-truss (SST) system, the effect of infilled walls will be major and need to be studied amply, some scientific design regulations need to be found for referrence. Based on two different 3D models considering or ignoring the stiffness of infilled walls (SIW), a numerical investigation is presented on the structural behaviors of the SST system utilizing the finite element 3D simulation analysis soft ware ETABS. The longitudinal structure is asymmetrical due to the SIW, it causes the torsion forces in the building. Comparing to the different results of response spectrum analysis, including storey drift and equivalent base shear under frequent earth quake and rare earth quake, some conclusions were made, including the capacity of the SST system under seismic load and the effect of the SIW for SST system. The increased base shear force factors due to the effect of the SIW were suggested for SST structure design, it is different from the other steel structure types.
For steel staggered-truss (SST) system, RC slabs are the main structure members to make the whole building work together beside to take the vertical load. There are openings in the RC slabs due to requirement of staircases、lift wells and other services, these openings will reduce the stiffness of RC slab and make stress concentration. Usually, the RC slab is designed under vertical load only, this will lead to the design defect and building calapse for SST structure. There are few research for SST RC slab are presented untill now. In the paper, based on two different 3D models considering or ignoring the stiffness of infilled walls (SIW), a numerical investigation is presented on the structural behaviors of the SST system utilizing the soft ware ETABS. As a finite element analysis method, the shell element is adopted for RC slab & infilled wall, the beam element is adopted for beam、colum and truss members. The structure is asymmetrical due to the SIW, it causes the torsional forces in the building and the extra stresses in the RC slabs, the additional reinforcement need to be provided to strengthen the high stress areas. Comparing with the results of response spectrum analysis under the combination with earth quake load, we make some conclusions, including the capacity of anti-seismic and the effect of the SIW for SST system RC slab,that could be a reference for SST structure design.
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