The SGBS
STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Research & Development
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In order to solve the floor-to floor and interference problems, SGBS Intl. implemented a research and development program. We wanted an interior structural steel to be placed within the plane of the precast slab units, thereby producing a thin floor construction (akin to flat-plate) with a minimum floor to ceiling height. The SGBS Intl. (SMART GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL) and the open web EnviroBeam™ technology are the result of more than fifteen years of research and development. Early testing produced an ASD approach for a rational design of the SGBS Intl. (SMART GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL).
In order to develop a rational analysis that would maximize the use of this technology, extensive laboratory testing and analysis was undertaken. This included both small-scale specimens and full-scale assemblies in order to simulate actual bays. Each assembly was load tested well above code required residential live loads. The EnviroBeam™ performed without failure even at these higher loads.
Recent, more sophisticated testing enabled us to develop an LRFD approach to the SGBS Intl. (SMART GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL). Design Guide v3.3 improves upon the previously established structural and economical benefits of the SGBS Intl. With simplicity in mind, new EnviroBeam™ have been introduced while others, less commonly used, have been eliminated.
The SGBS Intl. (SMART GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL) integrates easily with lateral resisting steel braced frames, and concrete or masonry shear walls.
