TY - GEN
T1 - Monolithic "unibody" Light-Frame Structures
T2 - Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
AU - Zhou, Hongyu
AU - Brooks, Adam L.
AU - Shen, Zhenglai
AU - Hanna, Dominic
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© ASCE.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This research investigates an innovative "unibody" light-frame design which utilizes the flexibility/versatility of fibrous composites in construction, as well as the sustainable feature of agricultural waste plant-fiber materials. Unlike conventional light-frame constructions, where ply-wood or light-gauge steel sheathings are installed onto the supporting frame though fasteners, the building envelope components proposed in this research were "cast-in-place" to form a monolithic conformation. The mechanical performances of the composing natural/synthetic hybrid fiber materials were investigated in this study, in conjunction with the feasibility of the associated construction method. Furthermore, the structural performances of this new structure form and its ability to resist natural hazards were studied through experimental tests and the results were compared to those of conventional light-frame structures. The results indicate that the innovative monolithic design has enormous potential to offer enhanced and tunable structural performance (i.e., structural integrity, ductility) of light-frame building structures, as well as to provide superior energetic properties of the building envelope.
AB - This research investigates an innovative "unibody" light-frame design which utilizes the flexibility/versatility of fibrous composites in construction, as well as the sustainable feature of agricultural waste plant-fiber materials. Unlike conventional light-frame constructions, where ply-wood or light-gauge steel sheathings are installed onto the supporting frame though fasteners, the building envelope components proposed in this research were "cast-in-place" to form a monolithic conformation. The mechanical performances of the composing natural/synthetic hybrid fiber materials were investigated in this study, in conjunction with the feasibility of the associated construction method. Furthermore, the structural performances of this new structure form and its ability to resist natural hazards were studied through experimental tests and the results were compared to those of conventional light-frame structures. The results indicate that the innovative monolithic design has enormous potential to offer enhanced and tunable structural performance (i.e., structural integrity, ductility) of light-frame building structures, as well as to provide superior energetic properties of the building envelope.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84966603168&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/9780784479742.018
DO - 10.1061/9780784479742.018
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84966603168
T3 - Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 - Proceedings of the Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
SP - 212
EP - 225
BT - Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 - Proceedings of the Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
A2 - Chandran, C. Yoga
A2 - Hoit, Marc I.
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Y2 - 14 February 2016 through 17 February 2016
ER -
