Abstract
Aerated slurry-infiltrated chicken mesh was evaluated as a ductile and light-weight material for seismic-resistance building construction. An aerated slurry-infiltrated chicken mesh frame was subjected to cyclic lateral loading in order to assess its load-bearing capacity, ductility and hysteretic energy dissipation capacity. The frame exhibited a ductile failure mode compatible with its strong column-weak beam design. It also exhibited a desirable hysteretic energy dissipation capacity. Comparisons were made between the performance of this frame versus those of structural systems of similar geometric attributes made primarily of wood-based sheets. Semi-empirical models were developed for prediction of the structural behavior of aerated slurry-infiltrated chicken mesh. The structural performance of the frame made with aerated slurry-infiltrated chicken mesh under cyclic lateral loads was compared against those of lateral load-resisting systems of comparable geometric attributes comprising primarily of OSB and hardwood sheets. The aerated slurry-infiltrated chicken mesh structural system offers qualities that are intermediate between those of wood and reinforced concrete structural systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 679-686 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
| Volume | 160 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Jan 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017
Keywords
- Aerated cement
- Cyclic test
- Ductility
- Ferrocement
- Hysteretic energy
- Lightweight structures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- General Materials Science