Abstract
High wind uplift loads acting on the light gauge steel roofing systems during tropical cyclones and storms frequently cause premature failures of roof connections, which lead to extensive damage to roofing systems. Such roofing system damage was observed in recent cyclones due to premature failures of steel roof batten to rafter/truss connections. They were mostly observed to be due to a localised pull-through failure in the bottom flanges of roof battens. Hence a series of small scale and full scale tests of roof battens was first conducted to study their pull-through failures. To further enhance the understanding gained from the experimental study and to predict the pull-through capacities of a wide range of roof battens, finite element models were developed and analysed using a suitable failure criterion. This paper first presents the applicability of the failure criterion for different roof batten geometries and screw fastener head sizes. Then it provides the details of a numerical parametric study conducted to study the pull-through failures of roof battens in relation to influential parameters such as batten geometry and screw fastener head sizes. Finally, this paper proposes suitable design equations and capacity reduction factors for the calculation of the design pull-through capacities of thin-walled steel roof battens.
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