Abstract

With the growing awareness of environmental protection and green ecology, there has been significant attention on the utilization of new energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials in building structures. This article proposes a novel structure for PVC wood-plastic composite wall panels. The structure comprises Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) wood-plastic composite materials as the facing panel and SPF (Spruce-Pine-Fir) dimensional lumber as the wall framework, connected using self-tapping screws. In this study, two standard composite wall panel specimens were subjected to testing using both monotonic loading and low-cycle reciprocating loading methods. Finite element models of the composite wall panels were created using ANSYS Workbench software for analysis, investigating the lateral performance of PVC wood-plastic composite wall panels. The analysis results indicate that PVC wood-plastic composite wall panels exhibit favorable shear strength, elastic lateral stiffness, and lateral deformation as shear walls. The shear wall model can be accurately represented in finite element software, with minimal discrepancy between experimental and finite element analysis results. Consequently, the utilization of PVC wood-plastic composite wall panels as shear walls holds promise for future applications in the structural field.

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