Determination of strength of VectorBloc connection subjected to axial compression

模块化结构有效地利用了资源，并拥有令人印象深刻的可持续发展证书。更便宜、更快 与同类建筑相比，它在建筑形状上提供了更多的选择，如弧形、三角形和其他选项。 Vectorbloc Corp.是一家总部位于多伦多的高端建筑制造公司。公司发展 基于HSS的模块化建筑建造所需的各种连接器和组件，预计将 彻底改变目前建筑施工的方式。新的基于HSS的模块化结构将 比现有的施工方法更快、更便宜。它使用的主连接器称为VectorBloc；它 是一种铸钢连接件，可促进体积模块钢的高效设计和建造 建筑结构。通过基于实验室的全面测试进行概念验证对公司来说至关重要 确定连接件的有效性和在基于HSS的模块化建筑施工中的使用。因此，这个项目是 设计用于对两个柱状样品进行全尺寸测试，由VectorBloc连接器连接在一个 轴向载荷。测试数据将有助于了解连接器在使用时的结构行为 从基于HSS的模块化建筑的两个连续楼层连接两个轴向受压柱构件。 测试数据还将在需要进一步更改和/或修改时提供建议，以确保 连接件用于连接两根柱时的结构要求和安全性。申请者S。 在研究钢结构、砖石结构和混凝土结构方面有丰富的经验。维克托集团(Vectorbloc Corp.) 相信在Das博士的积极合作下，这个项目将带领他们的企业走上成功的道路 并将促进未来的增长，为安大略省和加拿大创造新的就业机会。

Modular construction efficiently uses resources and has impressive sustainable credentials. Cheaper and faster than its counterparts, it offers greater choices in building shape such as curved, triangular, and other options. Vectorbloc Corp. is a high-end architectural fabrication company based in Toronto. The company develops various connectors and assemblies required for HSS-based modular building construction, which is expected to revolutionise the way building constructions are currently done. The new HSS-based modular construction will be faster and cheaper than existing construction methods. The primary connector it uses is called VectorBloc; it is a cast-steel connector that facilitates the efficient design and construction of volumetric modular steel building structures. Proof of concept through full-scale laboratory-based tests is crucial for the company to establish the connector's validity and use in HSS-based modular building construction. Hence, this project is designed to undertake full-scale tests on two column specimens, joined by the VectorBloc connector under an axial load. The test data will provide an understanding of the connector's structural behavior when used to connect two axially loaded column members from two consecutive storeys of an HSS-based modular building. The test data will also provide suggestions if further changes and/or modifications are required to ensure structural requirements and safety when the connector is used in connecting two columns. The applicant, Dr. S. Das, has extensive experience in researching steel, masonry, and concrete structures. Vectorbloc Corp. strongly believes that with the active collaboration of Dr. Das, this project will lead their business on a path to success and will promote future growth, creating new job opportunities in Ontario and Canada.