Estimation of internal forces in cladding support components due to wind-induced overall behaviors of long-span roof structure

Wind-induced internal forces in cladding support components of a long-span roof structure depend on local behaviors caused by local wind loads and wind-induced overall behaviors of the main structural frame. Based on the pioneering work of Ding and Tamura (2013); Ding et al. (2012), a new method is proposed to estimate internal forces in cladding support components due to wind-induced overall behaviors directly. A detailed investigation on the contributions of wind-induced overall and local behaviors for internal forces in cladding support components of a space truss structure is performed. The results demonstrate that the bending moments and shear forces in cladding support components are dominated by local wind loads acting on the corresponding tributary areas, and the axial forces are caused by the overall displacements of the main structural frame. Considering only the local behavior will underestimate the axial forces in cladding support components significantly, which may lead to buckling failure.