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CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)
Cold-Formed Steel Structures; Light Gauge Steel Roofing Systems; Steel Battens; Wind Uplift Forces; Pull-Through Failures; Experiments; Design Rules
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Pull-Through Failure Tests Of Thin Steel Roof Battens Under Wind Uplift Loads, Mayooran Sivapathasundara, Mahen Mahendran
Pull-Through Failure Tests Of Thin Steel Roof Battens Under Wind Uplift Loads, Mayooran Sivapathasundara, Mahen Mahendran
CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)
Thin profiled steel roof sheeting and battens are increasingly used in the construction of roofing systems of residential, commercial, industrial and farm buildings in Australia. The critical load combination of external wind suction and internal wind pressures that occur during high wind events such as thunderstorms and tropical cyclones often dislocate the roofing systems partially or even completely due to premature roof connection failures. Past wind damage investigations have shown that roof sheeting failures occurred at their screw connections to battens. In most of these cases, the screw fastener head pulled through the thin roof sheeting whilst the screw fasteners …