| publication name | Evaluation of system resilience of building panels through full-scale wind load and flood tests |
|---|---|
| Authors | N . Uddin , Li Dong , M . A . Mousa , F . J . Masters and G . Fernandez |
| year | 2013 |
| keywords | |
| journal | |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 1325–1329 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b16387-196 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Natural disasters, such as windstorms and floods, caused significant loss across the United States in the last decade, paralyzing a great number of buildings systems especially traditional wood houses. As a potential substitute for conventional wood panels, Composite Structural Insulated Panels (CSIPs) are made of low-cost thermoplastic orthotropic glass/polypropylene laminates as the facesheet and expanded polystyrene foam as the core. The CSIPs consists of merits such as high strength-weight ratio, fast construction with modular manufacturer and easy repair, and relatively low life time cost. This study evaluates the resilience of building envelop systems with CSIPs under multi-hazards by performing the full-scale windstorm and flood tests. The results demonstrates the CSIPs to have excellent potential for disaster resilient envelope design.