Research on irregular stone masonry walls is hampered by the lack of detailed geometrical models of their internal micro-structure, i.e. the shape and size of each stone and its position within the wall.
Savvas Saloustros +5 more
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Structural Timber Design in Curricula of Canadian Universities: Current Status and Future Needs
Due to the efficiency, sustainability, and advances in firefighting technologies, the allowable height for wood buildings was increased from 4 to 6 storeys in 2015 and will be further increased to 12 storeys in the 2020 edition of the National Building ...
Hossein Daneshvar +4 more
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Load-carrying capacity of timber-concrete composite panels [PDF]
Timber-concrete composite panels, due to its benefits, are one of the most popular alternatives to common slabs of pure timber or concrete. In the analyse of load-carrying capacity for timber-concrete composite panels, subjected to flexure, the important
R. Vasiljevs +4 more
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Genetic Improvement of Sawn-Board Stiffness and Strength in Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
Given an overall aim of improving Scots pine structural wood quality by selective tree breeding, we investigated the potential of non-destructive acoustic sensing tools to accurately predict wood stiffness (modulus of elasticity, MOE) and strength ...
Irena Fundova +3 more
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Advanced Timber Construction Industry: A Review of 350 Multi-Storey Timber Projects from 2000–2021
Throughout the last two decades the timber building sector has experienced a steady growth in multi-storey construction. Although there has been a growing number of research focused on trends, benefits, and disadvantages in timber construction from ...
Hana Svatoš-Ražnjević +2 more
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Structural health monitoring of an innovative timber building [PDF]
A main focus in timber construction research is the development of innovative, sustainable and reliable structures. In order to determine the long-term structural behaviour of these novel structures, structural health monitoring is a valuable tool.
Chatzi, Eleni +2 more
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Plastic capacity of bolted RHS flange-plate joints under axial tension
This article considers the calculation of load-bearing capacity of flange-plate joints with bolts along two sides of rectangular hollow sections (RHS) under axial tension.
Andrej Mudrov +3 more
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Structural Timber In Compartment Fires – The Timber Charring and Heat Storage Model
The influence of exposed timber surfaces on compartment fires has been well documented in various studies in recent decades. Yet available design concepts still typically neglect the influence of an additional fire load from linear structural timber ...
Schmid Joachim, Frangi Andrea
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Measuring-up in timber: A critical perspective on mid-and high-rise timber building design [PDF]
Architects, engineers and researchers alike often cite practical reasons for building with wood. Since the development of curved glulam beams and columns over a century ago, the widespread use of massive structural timber elements has allowed architects ...
Fleming, P, Ramage, M, Smith, S
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Timber Strength Grading as Necessary Basis for Structural Design in Ex-YU Region: Part 1
Classification of timber for various commercial purposes is essential for its proper application in order to ensure the reliability and economic use. Visual grading of structural timber is commonly used in a number of EU countries, with different grading
Tatjana Kočetov Mišulić +3 more
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