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Design of Lightweight Web Core Sandwich Panels and Application To Residential Roofs
Design of Lightweight Web Core Sandwich Panels and Application To Residential Roofs
Panelized Construction:
Structural requirements
Panel Deflection
Thermal R-Value
Te
kw
kc
Ti
Te
Rc
Rw
Ti
Panel Deflection
Thermal R-Value
Te
kw
kc
Ti
Te
Rc
Rw
Ti
q
a
Model as plate on
Pasternak foundation
Analysis in three steps
1. Plate buckling model
2. Foundation model
3. Application to panels
Buckled Web:
b
y
x
a
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Plate:
y
ss
Foundation:
ss
ss
ss
x
fP
z
fW
Solve for
Solutions for :
b
p
Web
p/2
Symmetry
(fixed base)
Symmetry
Deep foundation
(widely-spaced webs)
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Panel designs
Close web
spacing
Wide web
spacing
q (uniform over
entire surface)
Buckling load
Buckling coefficient
x
z
a/2
Uy = 0 on x = 0
, compare to
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Buckling Coefficients:
15
Example:
Conclusions
18
19
20
Buckling Mode:
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Web crippling
Core crushing
Assume effects independent
Load/geometric imperfections
Stress concentrations/residual
stresses
Support location (end vs.
interior)
Yield line
hD
hD
Plastic Hinge
LD
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Foam failure
Foam failure
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Model Comparison:
Roberts model
and data
vs. p/a:
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Design Comparison
Solutions for :
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166 N/m2
88 mm
285
205
Climate II
379
243
Climate III
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270
204
Climate II
324
223
Climate III
398
263
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