Friction-based dissipative devices for precast concrete panels

B Dal Lago, F Biondini, G Toniolo - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
The stability of precast concrete wall panels under seismic action can be ensured by means
of dissipative systems of panel-to-panel connections that allow to control the level of forces …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic response of precast structures with vertical cladding panels: the SAFECLADDING experimental campaign

P Negro, ML Tornaghi - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
The SAFECLADDING Project was aimed at improving the connection systems between
cladding panels and precast RC buildings in seismic-prone areas. Three design criteria …

Experimental tests on multiple-slit devices for precast concrete panels

B Dal Lago, F Biondini, G Toniolo - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Multiple Slit Devices (MSDs) are plasticity-based dissipative connectors consisting
of steel plates provided with slits which lead to a set of elementary beams. In this way, the …

Conceptual design and full‐scale experimentation of cladding panel connection systems of precast buildings

G Toniolo, B Dal Lago - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the long series of European research projects that has led to the setting of fully
reliable seismic design criteria for precast structures, recent earthquakes have shown that a …

Low-damage rocking precast concrete cladding panels: Design approach and experimental validation

J Bhatta, RP Dhakal, TJ Sullivan… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents the development (concept, design, detailing, and fabrication) and
experimental validation of a novel low-damage precast concrete cladding panel system that …

Experimental investigation on steel W-shaped folded plate dissipative connectors for horizontal precast concrete cladding panels

B Dal Lago, F Biondini, G Toniolo - Journal of Earthquake …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A dissipative connector device, consisting of a steel plate folded at right angle
along three lines to get a W-shaped profile, is proposed for the safe fastening of the …

Experimental investigation on the influence of silicone sealant on the seismic behaviour of precast façades

B Dal Lago, F Biondini, G Toniolo… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2017 - Springer
Silicone sealant is usually interposed between panels of precast façades. In ordinary
cladding panel configurations, relative sliding between panels occurs under lateral actions …

Assessment of a capacity spectrum seismic design approach against cyclic and seismic experiments on full‐scale precast RC structures

B Dal Lago, FJ Molina - Earthquake engineering & structural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Within the last decades, simplified methods alternative to dynamic nonlinear analysis have
been developed to estimate the seismic performance of structures toward a performance …

Seismic response of reinforced-concrete one-storey precast industrial buildings with horizontal cladding panels

M Gams, G Starešinič, T Isaković - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
An extensive parametric study of the seismic response of one-storey precast buildings with
horizontal cladding panels frequently used in Central Europe was conducted to analyse the …

Hybrid test of precast concrete frame with energy-dissipation cladding panel system

X Chong, L Hou, L Xie, H Sha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - World Scientific
To investigate the influence of an energy-dissipation cladding panel system (EDCPS) on the
dynamic responses of a precast concrete (PC) frame structure, a six-story, three-span planar …