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Lateral vibration data of an 18-story timber-concrete hybrid building obtained by on-site vibration tests [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 The dataset provided in this paper includes the lateral vibration data obtained by on-site vibration tests on an 18-story timber-concrete hybrid building, which was completed in 2017 and is located within the University of British Columbia campus in ...
Yuji Miyazu, Cristiano Loss
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Smoke Hazards of Tall Timber Buildings with New Products
Encyclopedia, 2022 Timber buildings can now stand very tall using new products. As timber materials are expected to be easily ignitable, the fire hazard of timber is a concern.
Chi-Honn Cheng +4 more
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BuildingsThe paper focuses on tall timber buildings. The major aim of this paper is to identify the most sustainable and efficient structural system to increase the height of timber buildings, also considering steel–timber hybrid structures. First of all, a brief
Fabrizio Ascione +5 more
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Sustainable Mass Timber Structures—Selected Issues in the Structural Shaping of Tall Buildings
Applied SciencesThe subject of this article is tall buildings with a load-bearing layout made of mass timber, erected between 2009 and 2025. The aim of the study is to introduce a typology and to systematise and synthesise knowledge concerning the spatial and material ...
Hanna Michalak, Karolina Michalak
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Analysis of the Main Architectural and Structural Design Considerations in Tall Timber Buildings
Buildings, 2023 Tall timber buildings represent an emerging and highly promising sector due to their potential to yield significant environmental and economic advantages throughout their entire life cycles.
Hüseyin Emre Ilgın
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Buildings, 2021 Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an innovative engineered timber product and has been widely used for constructing tall timber buildings due to its excellent structural performance and good strength with its multi-layers of boards in both perpendicular ...
Xuan Zhao +3 more
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Behavior of cross-laminated timber panels during and after an ISO-fire: An experimental analysis
Results in Engineering, 2023 Cross-laminated timber has been used in buildings since the 1990s. In the last years, there has been a growing interest in the use of this technology, especially with the adoption of the product in increasingly taller buildings.
Maurizio Vairo +2 more
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Structural Design and Analysis for a Timber-Concrete Hybrid Building
Frontiers in Materials, 2022 The benefits of using wood in tall and commercial construction are undisputed, namely reducing the carbon footprint, shortening construction times, and enhancing seismic and building physics performance.
Xiaoyue Zhang +12 more
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Fire Performance of Self-Tapping Screws in Tall Mass-Timber Buildings
Applied Sciences, 2021 Building elements are required to provide sufficient fire resistance based on requirements set forth in the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). Annex B of the Canadian standard for wood engineering design (CSA O86-19) provides a design methodology ...
Mathieu Létourneau-Gagnon +2 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 Timber, a lightweight and environmentally friendly material, has gained popularity in construction due to its positive impact on sustainability. However, concerns regarding occupant comfort arise from the lightweight of timber, leading to various ...
Ebenezer Ussher +2 more
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