Experimental Research on Integral Structures of Mobile Steel Buildings

Abstract:

Static tests were conducted on a two-story mobile steel building under wind loads, and the building is made of two box units of steel frame structures with light composite wall panels. The mechanical behavior and the deformation properties of the structures were investigated. Based on the static equivalent principle, the lateral loads applied to load points of the top of the columns were imposed to simulate wind loads. The displacement values and the relative shifting values of the integral structures were received. The tests results show that the lateral deformations of the mobile buildings are greatly affected by the relative movements of both the box units.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 578-579)
• Pages: 555-558
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.578-579.555
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Zheng Zhang*, Xue Feng Cai, Yong Chao Ma, Ji Zhong Zhou
• Keywords: Box Unit, Experimental Research, Integral Structure, Mobile Steel Building, Wind Load

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