Insulated precast concrete sandwich wall panels are commonly used for exterior cladding on building structures. The insulation is sandwiched between exterior and interior concrete layers to reduce the heating and cooling costs for the structure. The panels can be designed as composite, partially composite, or non-composite. Shear ties are used to achieve these varying degrees of composite action between the interior and exterior concrete layers. A variety of shear ties ...
This research study examines the response of a steel stud wall system and the use of an exterior precast concrete panel system for blast protection. The blast resistant system consists of a series of precast concrete panels installed in front of a conventional exterior stud wall and connected to the foundation at ground level and to the steel building frame beams at the top of the wall. The experimental investigation ...
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