Research Article
Multiple Dissipative Devices for Blast-Resisting Cable-Supported Glazing Façades
Table 5
Comparison of numerical and analytical results for the façade-module with VESCs.
| | VESCs | High-level blast load (D-GSA) | | ABAQUS FE-model | Analytical procedure | [—] |
| | Max. displacement [m] | 0.41 | 0.39 (7) | 0.95 | | Max. velocity [m/s] | 11.17 | 14.35 (8) | 1.28 | | Max. increment of pretension [kN] | 498 | 510 (6) | 1.02 | | Max. total pretension [kN] | 798 | 810 (5) | 1.02 | | Max. sliding of VESCs [m] | 0.0450 | 0.0452 (16) | 1.00 | | Max. shear strain ratio of VESCs [—] | 2.25 | 2.26 | 1.00 |
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