Research Article

Estimation of Inelastic Interstorey Drift for OSB/Gypsum Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Structures under Collapse Level Earthquakes

Table 1

Summary of the test matrix.

NameWall sizeStudsSheathing (one side/the other side)
Width × height (m × m)Studs (h × b × a × t) (mm)Tracks (h × b × t) (mm)Yield stress (MPa)Spacing (mm)

BX-A4 × 3C89 × 44.5 × 12 × 1.2U92 × 40 × 1.2280500OSBa/gypsumb
BX-B2 × 3
BX-2A2.4 × 3C89 × 44.5 × 12 × 1.0U92 × 40 × 1.2320600Gypsumb/none
BX-2B
BX-2C
BX-4AOSBa/none
BX-4B
BX-4C
BX-6OSBa/gypsumb
BX-7
BX-82.4 × 3.3Gypsumb/none
BX-9OSBa/none
WA-22.4 × 3C140 × 41 × 14 × 1.6U141 × 34 × 1.6330400OSBa/none
WA-4CSBb/none
W-SO75C75 × 38 × 8 × 0.75U78 × 43 × 0.75550600OSBa/none
W-SF75CFBa/none
W-OP75OSBa/gypsumb
HS-90-1C90 × 40 × 14 × 1.2U93 × 35 × 1.2280OSBa/gypsumb
HS-140-1C140 × 40 × 14 × 1.5U144 × 35 × 1.5Gypsumb/gypsumb

a9 mm thickness; b12 mm thickness; OSB: oriented strand board; gypsum: gypsum plaster board; CSB: calcium silicate board; CFB: cement fiberboard.