Applications of the surface reinforced concrete masonry unit to light industrial buildings

一个创新的砌体墙系统，被称为表面钢筋混凝土砌体单元（SRCMU）， 最近开发的。原型测试表明，这种砌体单位增加了结构效率 与传统的砖石结构相比。建筑师为光建立的最新设计理念 工业建筑导致更高和更薄的墙壁系统，这通常需要不切实际或昂贵的设计 确保足够的结构强度和刚度。混凝土砌体的固有优点，如 耐用性、弹性、防火和隔音使其成为工业应用的理想材料。然而，在这方面， 最近的技术进步，从竞争进口材料，增加了竞争，在这座建筑物内 部门SRCMU墙系统提供了一种商业上可行且具有成本效益的方式， 工业建筑设计要求砌体结构。SRCMU墙系统是加拿大 该产品在加拿大应用以及全球市场上具有巨大潜力。 本研究的目的是证明SRCMU系统对高层墙体的适用性 轻工业建筑。这将通过建立原型的结构特性来实现 SRCMU墙壁系统。将进行SRCMU系统的小规模组装测试，此外， 补充有限元模拟。小规模测试将提供基准数据， 有限元模型，这反过来，将被用来评估性能的SRCMU系统作为一个高 用于轻工业建筑的墙体系统。SRCMU单元和组件的制造和构造 加拿大Massimo设计中心（CMDC） 该项目的成果旨在作为商业化的初步研究， 行业采用SRCMU墙壁系统。

An innovative masonry wall system, known as the Surface Reinforced Concrete Masonry Unit (SRCMU), was recently developed. Prototype testing of this masonry unit has demonstrated increased structural efficiency when compared to conventional masonry units. Recent design philosophies established by architects for light industrial buildings lead to taller and thinner wall systems, which often require impractical or costly design details to ensure adequate structural strength and stiffness. The inherent benefits of concrete masonry, such as durability, resilience, fire and sound protection make it an ideal material for industrial applications. However, recent technical advances from competing imported materials have increased competition within this building sector. The SRCMU wall system provides a commercially feasible and cost effective means to satisfy light industrial building design requirements for masonry construction. The SRCMU wall system is a Canadian product with significant potential for Canadian applications as well as global markets. The objective of this research project is to demonstrate the applicability of the SRCMU system to the tall walls of light industrial buildings. This will be achieved by establishing the structural properties of a prototype SRCMU wall system. Small-scale assemblage testing of the SRCMU system will be performed, in addition to complementary finite element simulations. The small-scale testing will provide benchmark data to corroborate the finite element models, which, in turn, will be used to assess the performance of the SRCMU system as a tall wall system for light industrial buildings. Manufacturing and construction of the SRCMU units and assemblies will be conducted by the Canada Masonry Design Centre (CMDC). The outcomes of this project are intended to serve as preliminary research towards the commercialization and industry adoption of SRCMU walls systems.