1 Scope
This document specifies the test method to evaluate the inter-storey displacement resistance of curtain walling to three-directional seismic or wind actions when curtain
walling is subjected to repeated movement.
The test method allows to determine, depending on the axes of the displacement imposed:
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— horizontal inter-storey displacement in-plane resistance;
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— horizontal inter-storey out-plane displacement resistance;
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— vertical inter-storey in-plane displacement resistance;
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— combined inter-storey displacement resistance.
The test method can be used to evaluate the inter-storey displacement either when it is a design requirement or to assess the relative displacement accommodated
by the curtain walling assembly.
This test can be addressed manually or automatically depending on the size and/or
the shape of the specimen.