Experimental response of connections between cold-formed steel profile and cement-based panel

The seismic response of sheathed cold-f ormed steel (CFS) structures is highly influenced by the shear behaviour of panel-to-steel framing connections. Therefore, an experimental campai gn aiming at characterizing the shear behaviour of different sheathing-to-CFS profiles connections has been planed. In particular, the following objectives have been selected: to co mpare the response of different panel typologies (cement, wood and gypsum–based panels); to examine the effect of the loaded edge distance; to investigate the outcome of different cyclic loading protocols. This paper presents and discusses the main results of this experimental investigation carried out on cement-based sheathing- to-stud connections.