Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels
Thermal bowing, partial composite action, and standard test methods for insulated wall panel wythe connectors.
I study the structural and thermal behavior of precast concrete sandwich wall panels, developing mechanics-based models for thermal bowing and partial composite action, and standard test methods for the flexible shear connectors that tie the wythes together.
Publications
- Thermal bowing of sandwich panels with flexible shear connectors
- Standard test method for wythe connector performance
- Non-linear mechanics of concrete sandwich wall panels Preprint
- Large-scale testing of insulated wall panels with thick insulation (with Jacob Luebke)
- Lumped GFRP star connector system for partial composite action (with Brandon Cox)