GNGTS 2024 - Atti del 42° Convegno Nazionale

Session 2.2 GNGTS 2024 Fig. 2 – (a) Load-displacement response compared to the reference experiment (Aiello et al., 2018) for the “fixed” model; (b) Schema9za9on of the load-displacement response; (c) Movement of a glass panel under in-plane seismic ac9on (Sucuoǧlu & Vallabhan, 1997). The load-displacement response of the façade can be schemaCze as shown in Fig. 2(b), where it is possible to subdivide it into three branches: 1. The first branch, AB, is governed by fricCon between glass panels and gaskets. 2. The second one, BC, is governed by the lateral sCffness of the bare aluminium frame. 3. In the point C the glass panels make contact with the aluminium frame; in the last branch, CD, glass panels start to contribute to the global sCffness of the façade. (a) (b) (c)