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Table 8 W = 1.25 m test result.

From: Wind Resistance Performance Evaluation of Cable-Type Curtain Wall System on Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings

Diameter (20 mm)

Pbreak (kN)

Span = 1.25 m

0.20Pbreak

0.25Pbreak

0.30Pbreak

0.40Pbreak

Pinitial (kN)

324

64.8

81.0

97.2

129.6

Δact (mm)

74.4

69.1

65.2

61.9

Δallow (mm)

90 (= L/50)

Δact/Δallow

82.7

76.8

72.5

68.8

Pact (kN)

120.9

129.8

137.7

160.8

Pact/Pbreak

37.3%

40.1%

42.5%

49.6%