Case Study: Designing for Movement – Detailing Prefabricated Façade Panels to Accommodate Structural Dynamics in Seismic Zones
- Evaluating structural-to-panel compatibility to accommodate differential movement across floors and framing systems
- Understanding panel-to-panel movement and developing detailing strategies to preserve enclosure integrity across all four control layers
- Extracting broader lessons from seismic detailing – such as anchorage layout, dead load vs. wind load transfer, panel joint sizing, panel crumple zones, and connection strategy – that apply to non-seismic prefabrication projects – that apply to non-seismic prefabrication projects
- Load vs. wind load transfer, panel joint sizing, panel crumple zones, and connection strategy – that apply to non-seismic prefabrication projects – that apply to non-seismic prefabrication projects