<b>Wood light-frame floor diaphragms, made with OSB panels and Ijoists, subjected to vertical loads</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.579

Authors

  • Altevir Castro dos Santos UNIOESTE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.579

Keywords:

viga-I, estruturas em madeira, diafragmas de madeira, método de elementos finitos, piso em OSB

Abstract

Wood light-frame floor diaphragms, made with OSB panels and I-joists, subjected to vertical loads. This work is focused on lightweight woodframe constructions, and presents a finite element modeling of floor diaphragms and wood I-joists subjected to four-point bending. It presents the results of experimental tests on wood I-joists subjected to vertical loads. The main goal of this research is to evaluate the resistance and rigidity of wood light-frame floor diaphragms, when subjected to monotonic vertical forces acting in the plane of the floor. The analyses were performed using the SAP2000 computer program and tested with diferent constructive arrangements, and the influence of the following variables were examined: distance between wood I-joists, and distance between nails around the perimeter of the OSB boards. Finally, a comparison between analytical and numerical results is performed.

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Author Biography

Altevir Castro dos Santos, UNIOESTE

Possui graduação em Engenharia Agrí­cola pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (1991), mestrado em Engenharia Agrí­cola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1993), especialização em Engenharia de Segurança do Trabalho pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (1999) e doutorado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2005). Atualmente é professor adjunto da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, lecionando nos cursos de graduação em Engenharia Agrí­cola, Engenharia Civil e especialização em Engenharia de Segurança do Trabalho. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia e Segurança do Trabalho, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: análise e modelagem estrutural, concreto armado, estruturas de madeira, construções rurais, sistemas consrutivos, ambiência e segurança do trabalho

Published

2008-02-12

How to Cite

Santos, A. C. dos. (2008). <b>Wood light-frame floor diaphragms, made with OSB panels and Ijoists, subjected to vertical loads</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.579. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 29(2), 119–124. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.579

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Section

Civil Engineering