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Research on wind pressure characteristics of traditional timber buildings: a case study of the main hall of Shisi Temple

open access: yesJournal of Wood Science
Traditional timber buildings are sensitive to wind action. Studying the wind pressure characteristics is the premise for the preventive conservation of traditional timber buildings.
Xiaoyue Gao, Qing Chun, Yidan Han
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Timber-steel hybrid beams for multi-storey buildings: final report

open access: yes, 2016
Timber-steel hybrid beams have been proposed, tested and analyzed for their use in multi-storey buildings. After the first concepts and tests were presented in the WCTE 2014, two whole testing series are finished and their results globally presented and ...
Winter, Wolfgang   +3 more
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Thermal Environment and Thermal Comfort of Modern Timber Buildings: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBuildings
Against the global backdrop of carbon neutrality and the green transition of the construction sector, modern timber-framed buildings have emerged as a core enabler of sustainable construction.
Lei Jiang   +7 more
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Structural feasibility of timber-structured vertical expansions for social housing buildings in Chile

open access: yes, 2018
In this paper, the structural feasibility of expanding existing social housing buildings structured in reinforced concrete (RC) using timber structures is investigated. For this purpose, a 4-story housing block massively built throughout Chile - known as
Schmitt Rivera, Cristián   +5 more
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Robustness in fire - possibilities for tall timber buildings

open access: yes, 2021
With the increasing number of complex and tall timber buildings with a significant share of unprotected timber surfaces, questions arise about the contribution of the combustible structural elements to the fire development (fire dynamics) as well as on ...
Jockwer, Robert,   +4 more
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The influence of the fire source location on the load-bearing capacity of timber beam exposed to fire

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The fire development in timber buildings may have a different intensity depending on the location in which the fire originated. The large-space timber buildings are characterized by a large area with a comparatively low height, which makes fire-gas ...
Kmiecik Kamil
doaj   +1 more source

Passive Fire Prevention Intervention Mechanisms for Timber-Framed Buildings: A Systematic Review (2016–2026)

open access: yesFire
Fire is the core safety threat to the survival and development of timber-framed buildings, and passive fire prevention intervention is the core foundation of fire protection systems for timber-framed buildings.
Qingnian Deng   +7 more
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Modelling of timber joints in traditional structures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Original unstrengthened timber connections and the effects of different strengthening techniques have been evaluated experimentally with tests on full-scale birdsmouth joints.
Cruz, P.   +7 more
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Steel reinforced timber structures for multi storey buildings

open access: yes, 2010
For modern multi-storey buildings timber-steel-hybrid elements present a very efficient construction method. The combination of these two materials leads to economic and ecologic benefits as the construction height can be optimized, the fire resistance ...
Winter, Wolfgang   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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