Structural insulated panels, structurally performed panels consisting of a plastic insulation bonded between two structural panel facings, are one of emerging products with a viewpoint of its energy and construction efficiencies. These components are applicable to fabricated wood structures. In Korea, there are few technical documents regulated structural performance and engineering criteria in domestic market. This study was conducted to identify fundamental performance of both monotonic load and quasi static cyclic load for SIPs in shear wall application. Static test results showed that maximum load was 44.3kN, allowable shear load was 6.1kN/m, shear stiffness was 1.23 M N/m, and ductility ratio was 3.6. Cyclic test was conducted by two kinds of specimens : single panel and double panels. Cyclic test results, which were equivalent to static test results, showed that maximum load was 45.42kN, allowable shear load was 6.3kN/m. Furthermore the accumulated energy dissipation capability for double panels was as 2.3 times as that for single panel. From performance of structural tests, it was recommended that the allowable shear load for panels was at least 6.1kN/m.

Structural insulated panels, which are structurally performed panels consisting of a plastic insulation bonded between two structural panel facings are one of emerging products with a viewpoint of its energy and construction efficiencies. These components are applicable to fabricated wood structures. By now, there are few technical documents regulated structural performance and engineering criteria in domestic market. This study was conducted to suggest fundamental reports such as racking resistance, axial capacity, transverse load capacity, and lintel load capacity for SIPs. Test results showed that maximum load was 44.3kN, allowable load was 14.7kN for racking resistance, and that maximum load was 137.6kN, allowable load was 37.4kN/m for axial compression capacity. For transverse load capacity, test results showed 10.3kN/㎡ of maximum load, 3.4kN/㎡ of allowable load. For lintel load capacity for SIPs dependent to lengths, allowable loads were 20.4kN for 600㎜ long lintel, 23.9kN for 1,200㎜ long lintel, 19.3kN for 1,800㎜ long lintel, and 2,400㎜ long lintel had 14.1kN of allowable load. In the near future, when the allowable load for wall application is established, SIPs is considered to substitute the existent post-and-lintel construction to bearing wall structure.

This study is related to evaluate the performance of structural insulated panels. This panel are composed of exterior structural member with insulated materials simultaneously. The test to evaluate the transverse capacity and lintel capacity was performed according to ASTM E-72 and KS F2273. The test result shows the panels are applicable to the required load sufficiently.

This study is related to evaluate the performance of structural insulated panels. This panel plays a role as structural member and insulation simultaneously. This study is focused to test the racking shear capacity and axial compression capacity based on ASTM E-72 and KS F2273. The test result shows the panels are applicable to the required load sufficiently.