2. MODELING

CHAPTER 2 "MODELLING" 90 ❖ The next option concerns the type of contact of the wall infill to the surrounding frame. The choice of type affects the calculation of the reduction factor n3 due to looseness. Click on to display the corresponding explanatory text. CAN.EPE. §7.4.1 e: Type of contact in the context environment: It must be ensured that unreinforced wall fillings do not fail prematurely out of plane. The quantity that has a negative effect on this phenomenon is the looseness λ of the wall: λ= L / teff. ❖ Three levels of data reliability (DBR) are introduced, depending on the extent and accuracy of the information. ❖ you determine the confidence level data according to the KAN.EPE. if it is an existing wall filling and the quality control level if it is new load-bearing masonry or added masonry infill. ❖ In the new version of SCADA Pro has been integrated the table of Annex 3.1 of CAN.EPE. concerning "In Absentia" representative values for the strength of existing wall fillings. More specifically, in the context of the dialogue of the introduction of wall fillings