Multiple Dissipative Devices for Blast-Resisting Cable-Supported Glazing Façades

Table 3

Numerical results of dynamic analyses (ABAQUS). Level D-GSA.

Devices	Cable axial force (max.)	Cable axial force (min.)	VESCs displacement	VESCs shear strain	RPDs sliding
	𝐻cable,max	𝐻cable,min	𝑠^VESCmax	𝛾^VESCmax=𝑠^VESCmax/ℎ^VESC	𝑠^RPDmax
	[kN]	[kN]	[m]	[—]	[m]
No devices	858	302	—	—	—
VESCs	798	306	0.0450	2.25	—
VESCs + RPDs	658	115	0.0415	2.08	0.0165