Seismic force modification factors for a new composite panel as seismic force-resisting system

Rising material costs, lack of quality control, labour shortages, challenging climates and significant on-site waste continue to be the challenges encountered by the Canadian construction industry. The collaboration between the research team and NEXII aims to develop the much-needed technical know-how for the new generation building panel products to address these challenges. This research concentrates on novel sandwich wall panels for use as the seismic force-resisting system (SFRS) of buildings with different archetypes, sizes, and connection systems. The seismic force modification factors are determined based on existing experimental test data and advanced dynamic analysis using finite element techniques.

Faculty Supervisor:

Min Sun

Student:

Partner:

Nexii Building Solutions;RJC Engineers

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

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