steel sheeting diaphragms
steel sheeting diaphragms
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Hi to everybody,
I hope that anybody could give me an answer to the following questions:
I am actually doing some research action of steel sheeting diaphragms which are only fastened at the two edges, which are normal to the span of the profiles. Several standards say that the diaphragm has to be fastened at all four sides to use the stabilizing effect of the shear stiffness to the supporting structure.
I am interested if there are any comparable investigations known. Does any American standard covers the possibility to use the stabilizing effect of steel sheeting diaphragms with only two edges fastened?
I have heard of the SDI-method. Does this method apply only for four-sided fastened diaphragms?
Thanks for your answer,
kind regards,
Hugo
I hope that anybody could give me an answer to the following questions:
I am actually doing some research action of steel sheeting diaphragms which are only fastened at the two edges, which are normal to the span of the profiles. Several standards say that the diaphragm has to be fastened at all four sides to use the stabilizing effect of the shear stiffness to the supporting structure.
I am interested if there are any comparable investigations known. Does any American standard covers the possibility to use the stabilizing effect of steel sheeting diaphragms with only two edges fastened?
I have heard of the SDI-method. Does this method apply only for four-sided fastened diaphragms?
Thanks for your answer,
kind regards,
Hugo






RE: steel sheeting diaphragms
DaveAtkins
RE: steel sheeting diaphragms
The diaphragm research was initially spearheaded by Larry Luttrell at West Virginia University.
RE: steel sheeting diaphragms
I do know, that a steel deck diaphragm does not need sidelap fasteners in order to function. What I am actually interested in is if there is the possibility to calculate the stiffness of such a diaphragm.
Does the SDI-method gives formulae to calculate this stiffness?
regards,
Hugo
RE: steel sheeting diaphragms
DaveAtkins
RE: steel sheeting diaphragms
RE: steel sheeting diaphragms