Evaluation of wind resistance of cladding material using a loading device which can apply realistic wind loads

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23860008
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Building structures/materials
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	GAVANSKI Eri 東北大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (00608797)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords	風荷重 / 建築構造・材料 / 実大実験 / 実寸大実験
Research Abstract	A loading device which can apply realistic wind loading as well as a pressure box which can accommodate a framed window glass were prepared. Using these devices, full-scale window glass breakage tests were performed with a sufficient number of specimens. From this experiment, the behavior of window glass under realistic wind loading was observed in detail and the well-known glass breakage theory was also confirmed.