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Application of modern timber structure in short and medium span bridges in China

Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online), 2014
A series of problems about Chinese bridges with short and medium span recent years were analyzed in this paper. The necessity and feasibility of modern timber structure applied in short and medium span bridges in China were also put forward.
Meizhen Fu, Yongjian Liu, Na Li, Zhiwei Zhang, Enzo Siviero   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charring Behaviour of Mass Timber: A Comparison of Thin Intumescent Coatings and Plasterboard

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study compares the charring behaviour of mass timber under varied heating conditions when protected by either different thin intumescent coating types or fire‐rated plasterboard layers. Bench‐scale fire experiments were conducted using the Heat‐Transfer Rate Inducing System (H‐TRIS).
Stavros Spyridakis, Anwar Orabi, Cristian Maluk, David Barber, Felix Wiesner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Role of Mechanical Connections and Reinforcements in Modular Timber Beam Behaviour

Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum
Modular timber construction faces critical challenges in connection performance, with mechanical joints representing the weakest structural elements in segmented systems, particularly for rapid-deployment infrastructure applications such as temporary ...
Mohd Rizuwan Mamat, Mohd Hisbany Mohd Hashim, Noorsuhada Md Nor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural Health Monitoring System Based on FBG Sensing Technique for Chinese Ancient Timber Buildings

Sensors, 2019
Due to the long-term service, Chinese ancient timber buildings show varying degrees of wear. Thus, structural health monitoring (SHM) for these cultural and historical treasures is desperately needed to evaluate the service status.
Shao-Fei Jiang, Ze-Hui Qiao, Ni-Lei Li, Jian-Bin Luo, Sheng Shen, Ming-Hao Wu, Ying Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Late Holocene environmental history of Dojran, Macedonia: Investigating the interplay of imperial dynamics and climatic change

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi, Lucrezia Masci, Georgios C. Liakopoulos, Monica Bini, Alexander Francke, Ilaria Isola, Carlo Ricotta, Laura Sadori, Alexander Sarantis, Sławomir Sprawski, Jakub Sypiański, Irene Tunno, Cristiano Vignola, Bernd Wagner, Giovanni Zanchetta, Adam Izdebski   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nondestructive Testing and System Reliability Based on Finite Element Modeling in GFRP-Reinforced Timber Beams

BioResources, 2014
In the past few decades, the use of glass fiber-reinforced polymers (GFRP) to enhance the strength and stiffness of timber beams has been established. Research to predict the performance of structural timber is ongoing.
Xiaodong Zhu, Yu Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Managing Strategically in Public Procurement: Dynamic Capabilities, Set‐Asides, and Contract Outcomes

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A key challenge in public procurement management is balancing equity and efficiency in government procurement. Based on longitudinal data on more than 120,000 US federal service and construction contracts awarded between 2008 and 2018 across over 500 federal agencies, we examine how agency‐level dynamic capabilities shape the performance of ...
Matilde Cappelletti, Leonardo M. Giuffrida, Sohvi Heaton, Donald Siegel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thirty level timber building concept based on cross-laminated timber construction [PDF]

, 2012
This paper looks at the possibility of using cross-laminated timber construction to support commercial buildings to thirty levels. A prototype building structure is proposed and analysed using an elastic analysis program.
Chapman, John
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source