Dynamic Response of Cable-Supported Façades Subjected to High-Level Air Blast Loads: Numerical Simulations and Mitigation Techniques

Table 4

Results of incremental analyses (ABAQUS, M02 FE-model, BL1). Façade with single vertical devices (V1). Cable axial forces, sliding of devices.

Devices	𝐹𝑠/𝐻0 [—]	𝐻cable,max [kN]	𝐻cable,max/𝐻cable,Rd [—]	𝐻cable,min [kN]	𝐻cable,min/𝐻0 [—]	𝑠max [m]	𝑢cable,max [m]
V1, 𝐹𝑠=750 kN	2.5	798	0.998	171	0.570	0.009	0.442
V1, 𝐹𝑠=600 kN	2.0	626	0.783	25	0.083	0.026	0.472
V1, 𝐹𝑠=480 kN	1.6	522	0.653	0	0.000	0.044	0.500
V1, 𝐹𝑠=360 kN	1.2	387	0.484	0	0.000	0.064	0.570