Effective design solutions for ventilated facades
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https://doi.org/10.26906/znp.2026.66.4355Keywords:
ventilated facade, cold-formed steel, thin-walled profile, brackets, structural analysis, numerical modelingAbstract
The article investigates a cold-formed steel subsystem for ventilated facades, considering the composite action of studs, brackets, and fastening elements. An analytical calculation is combined with numerical modeling to evaluate the structural behavior under service loads and to determine rational variants of its geometric configuration. It is shown that the load-bearing capacity and deformability of the system significantly depend on the profile thickness, support scheme, and the nature of force transfer within the joints. The obtained results confirm the feasibility of a comprehensive design approach to the facade subsystem, in which not individual elements are assessed, but the entire structural system as a whole.
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