China Façade Code Introduction

From An Engineering Point Of View

CHINA FAÇADE CODE
BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Eileen Luo
 Façade Code In China
National standard
 GB50009-2012 Load code for the design of building structures 建筑结构荷载规
范
 JGJ102-2003 Technical code for glass curtain wall engineering 玻璃幕墙规范
 JGJ133-2001 Technical code for metal and stone curtain walls engineering 金
属与石材幕墙工程技术规范
 GB 50429-2007 Code for design of aluminium structures 铝合金结构设计规范
 GB 50017-2003 Code for design of steel structures 钢结构设计规范
 GB/T 21086-2007 Curtain wall for building 建筑幕墙
 JGJ113-2009 Technical specification for application of architectural glass
建筑玻璃应用技术规程
 GB 50010-2010 Code for design of concrete structures 混凝土结构设计规范

Regional standard (especially in Shang Hai)

 J12028-2012 Technical code for building curtain wall 建筑幕墙工程技术规范
 Content

 Load(wind load, seismic load ,imposed load)

Code:GB50009-2012 (mandatory requirement)
 Glass
Code:JGJ102-2003, GB/T 21086-2007, JGJ113-2009, J12028-2012
 Steel
Code: GB50017-2003
 Alum member
Code: GB50429-2007
LOAD
 Load

Wind Load
For façade member(the wind pressure should be bigger than 1kPa)

Exposure Factor for

Wind Pressure
 Shape Factor of Wind Load

Terrain roughness: A,B,C,D.

Zone A: Close to sea, island, lake, desert
Zone B: villages
Zone C: City. Shape Factor of Wind Load
Shape Factor of Wind Load
 Shape factor of wind load for Façade member

 Open frame,canopy, feature:2.0

Shape factor
1.4+0.2(inner
shape
factor)=1.6
Shape factor of wind load for Façade member
 Gust Factor

Gust Factor
 Wind Load Comparison in China and Hong Kong

For example
 200m building (Zone B)

Basic Wind Pressure Glass and Mullion Canopy (10m height)

Beijing 0.45kPa 2.56 1.53
Shang hai 0.55kPa 3.13 1.87
Shen Zhen 0.75 4.26 2.55
Chang Sha 0.35 1.99 1.19
Xia Men 0.8 4.55 2.72
HongKong 3.2 4.48 depends
(Hong Kong
code)
 Imposed load
Staircase, balustrade(steel and glass)

1. Residential building, office, kindergarten, hospital, hotel:

horizontal load 1kN/m.

2. School, Theatre, Gymnasium, Canteen, Exhibition hall

horizontal load 1kN/m.
vertical load 1.2kN/m.
they will be considered respectively.
 Seismic load

Generally, dead load is 1kPa, for 6 degree and 7degree zone, the seismic is 0.2~0.4(0.6) kPa
 Canopy/Skylight

 Snow load
 Temperature Snow load temperature
 Skylight /Roof Live Load

For roof (no crowed load), no need to combined the wind load and snow load at the
same time
 Load combination

rGj=1.2 rQ1=1.4
rLi=0.6 wind load
rLi=0.7 live load
rLi=0.7 snow load
rLi=0.6 temperature

rGj=1.35 rQi=1.4
rLi=0.6 wind load
rLi=0.7 live load
rLi=0.7 snow load
rLi=0.6 temperature
 For example

Mullion /transom
Deflection:
 1.0dead load+1.0wind load
 Stress
 For mullion
 1.2dead load +1.4 wind load+1.3x0.5seismic load
Canopy
 Stress
 1.0dead load+1.4wind load(up)
 1.2dead load+1.4wind load(down)+1.4x0.7live load+1.4x0.6temperature(+/-)
 1.35dead load+1.4x0.6wind load(down)+1.4x0.7live
load+1.4x0.6temperature(+/-)
 1.2dead load+1.4live load+1.4x0.7snow load+1.4x0.6temperature(+/-)
 ……
GLASS
 Glass

Allowable stress

Float
glass

FT
glass

Allowable stress for heat-strengthened glass is twice bigger than

those of float glass
Glass checking-stress
 Load share

Laminated glass IGU glass

External

Internal

Effective thickness

Effective thickness
 Deflection limit

Unitized
system

Stone curtain
wall,metal curtain
wall

Point-
supporting
curtain wall

Glass wall
1. Laminated glass/IGU glass :thickness difference t1-t2<=5mm (better)
2. If height of glass is lager that values in the table, the glass should be
hung on the parent structure.

3. If the glass wall will be hung on the parent structure, allowable

deflection of the steel member is L/250.
4. clipped infill depth
STEEL STRUCTURE
 HISTORY OF CHINA STEEL CODE

 Before 1949： Н ИТУ 1- 46 (former Soviet Union)

 1955年： Н ИТУ 121- 55
 1974年： TJ 17- 74
 1988年： GBJ 17-88
 2003年: GB50017
Steel Grade
welding
 Member checking(Flexural members)
Bending stress

Shear stress

Stability(LTB)
LTB CHECKING MAY NOT BE NEEDED
OVERALL STABILITY FACTOR
 Local buckling
Limit the width/thickness

1)The ratio of the free outstands of a compression flange, b, to its thickness, t, shall
satisfy the following requirement ：

b 235
  13
t fy

2）The ratio of the compression flange width,b1,of a box girder between two web plates
to its thickness, t, shall satisfy the following requirement：

b0 235
  40
t fy
 Member checking(Axial force only)

Tension or compression

Stability
 Member subjected to combined axial load and bending

Bending stress

Stability
Allowable slenderness ratio
Local stability
Allowable deflection