Mechanical Performance Calculation of Single-Layer Cable Mesh Point-Supported Glass Curtain Wall under Fire Conditions

Abstract:

High-strength prestressed cables were main bearing parts in single-layer cable mesh point-supported glass curtain wall structures, and it was always unable to take effective fire prevention measures on steel cables due to small sections. That the elastic modulus and yield strength of prestressed cables decreased sharply under fire conditions would threaten safety performance of the whole structure seriously. When glass breakage is considered and not considered, nonlinear finite element complete-process analysis for the single-layer cable mesh point-supported glass curtain wall structure was conducted. Influences of various factors on structure mechanical performance were studied under fire conditions. Through the calculation analysis of different joint constraint models, the ultimate temperature table suitable for different sizes and cable spacing of glass curtain walls was obtained under uniform heating conditions, and proposals for fire-resisting design were given.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 580-583)
• Pages: 2702-2707
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.580-583.2702
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Ling Feng Gong*, Yin Bai, Si Qi Li
• Keywords: Critical Temperature, Fire-Resisting Design, Glass Breakage, Mechanical Performance, Single-Layer Cable

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