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Mechanistic Identification of Modal Softening and Self-Centering in a Full-Scale Mass-Timber Rocking-Wall Building Under Sequential Shake-Table Excitation

Buildings
Mass-timber rocking-wall systems are designed to limit residual deformation by concentrating lateral response in controlled uplift, recentering, and replaceable energy-dissipation mechanisms.
Lin Ma, Pengfei Liu, Long Yan, Tenglong Rong   +3 more
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Exploring the Benefits of Mass Timber Construction in the Workplace: A Novel Primer for Research

Buildings
Mass timber construction has recently gained popularity due to its outstanding environmental benefits and building performance, which hold revolutionary potential for the construction industry.
Stephen Whyte, Ryotaro Kaburagi, Victor Gan, Christhina Candido, Behnaz Avazpour, Dorsa Fatourehchi, Ho Fai Chan, Yue Dong, Uwe Dulleck, Sabine Finlay, Jin Zhou, Nick Hewson, Tong Li, Duncan Maxwell, Craig McNulty, Zoltan Sarnyai   +15 more
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Biological durability of cross laminated timber connections

Data in Brief
Biological durability remains an understudied area of mass timber construction, despite expert warnings on potential moisture and decay issues that may affect building performance.
Kenneth Emamoke Udele, Ian Morrell, Jeffrey Morrell, Arijit Sinha   +3 more
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Bonding Durability and Rolling Shear Strength of Commercially Produced Southern Yellow Pine Cross-laminated Timber Treated with Micronized Copper Azole (MCA)

BioResources
Presently, structural grade cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels are manufactured for interior applications. To expand the use of CLT to exterior applications, there is a need to protect the panels from biodegrading agents such as fungi and termites ...
Franklin Quin Jr, Tamara Franca, Harika Undadi, Rubin Shmulsky, Frederico Franca, Bradia Henfield   +5 more
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Current Market Landscape and Industry Voices in Key Timber Construction Markets

Buildings
The global timber construction market is experiencing steady growth, driven by increasing demand for sustainable building solutions, advancements in engineered timber technologies, and supportive policy frameworks.
Libo Yan, Raoul Klingner, Ahmad Al-Qudsi, Haoze Chen, Junaid Ajaz Dand   +4 more
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Analysis of hygroscopic self-shaping wood at large scale for curved mass timber structures. [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2019
Grönquist P, Wood D, Hassani MM, Wittel FK, Menges A, Rüggeberg M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fire Safety of Timber Buildings – The Case of Photovoltaic Systems

BioResources
Photovoltaic (PV) systems play an important role in reducing society’s dependence on carbon-based energy sources, and their coupling with timber buildings is an interesting and expected solution for meeting sustainability requirements in the modern built
Nik Rus, Andrea Lucherini, Grunde Jomaas, Mohammad Derikvand   +3 more
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Experimental data collected during quasi-static cyclic loading of mass timber lateral force-resisting system tested in a three-story building structure. [PDF]

Data Brief
Thielsen NT, Sinha A, Barbosa AR, Simpson BG, Cheney D.   +4 more
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Apparent impact sound insulation performance of raised discrete floating assemblies on mass timber floors. [PDF]

Build Acoust
Zhao P, Asadi Jafari MH, Guo C, Zhou J.
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Effects of wetting events on mass timber surface microbial communities and VOC emissions: implications for building operation and occupant well-being. [PDF]

Front Microbiomes
Mhuireach GÁ, Collins S, Dietz L, Horve PF, Laguerre A, Northcutt D, Stenson J, Wymelenberg KVD, Gall E, Fretz M.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source