align="left">The results of a theoretical investigation of the effects of architectural precast concrete cladding panels on the static wind load response of representative tall building structures are presented. On the basis? f deductions from a previously reported detailed study of a cladding panel interacting with a moment-resisting frame, analyses of complete clad structures are made with the panels represented in? the models of the structures by equivalent bracing members. The displacements, deflected shapes and member forces resulting from static wind load three-dimensional analyses of the structures, with and without the effects of the panels, are compared and discussed. In providing additional stiffness to the structures, the cladding panels attract loads, some of which exceed the design loads of the panels. The capabilities of? he panels and their connections to withstand the induced loads are also discussed. Finally, a procedure for the analysis of buildings braced by precast concrete cladding panels is proposed.
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