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

一种创新的砖墙系统，被称为表面钢筋混凝土砖石单位(SRCMU)， 最近开发出来的。这个砖石单元的原型测试表明，结构效率提高了 与传统的石工单位相比。建筑师为光而建立的最新设计理念 工业建筑导致更高更薄的墙系统，这往往需要不切实际或昂贵的设计 确保足够的结构强度和刚度的细节。混凝土砌块的固有好处，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， 竞争对手进口材料带来的最新技术进步加剧了这座建筑内部的竞争 扇区。SRCMU墙体系统提供了一种商业上可行且经济实惠的方法来满足光线 工业建筑对砖混结构的设计要求。SRCMU的墙壁系统是加拿大的 具有加拿大应用和全球市场巨大潜力的产品。 本研究项目的目的是论证SRCMU系统在高层建筑中的适用性。 轻型工业建筑。这将通过建立原型的结构属性来实现 SRCMU墙系统。将对SRCMU系统进行小规模组装测试，此外 互补性有限元模拟。小规模的测试将提供基准数据来证实 有限元模型，这将被用来评估SRCMU系统的性能作为一个高 轻型工业建筑的墙体系统。制造和建造SRCMU单元和组件 将由加拿大砖石设计中心(CMDC)进行。 该项目的成果旨在为商业化和 行业采用SRCMU WALL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.