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Timber-steel-hybrid beams for multi-storey buildings
, 2012 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 earthquake ...
Winter, Wolfgang +3 more
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An investigation into the strength properties of reclaimed timber joists [PDF]
This research was designed to investigate the mechanical properties of timbers reclaimed from demolition, with the aim of generating a visual grade and model expression to grade these materials for structural reuse.
Smith, Michael J.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Forests and woodlands are important for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and the provision of services including recreation, timber and non‐timber forest products. Land use policies currently aim to increase forest cover while also maximising the benefits of forests for people and improving community engagement with the process of ...
Sarah Greenwood +6 more
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Sustainable timber frame house
, 2013 107 σ.Στην παρούσα διάλεξη αναφέρονται πολύ συνοπτικά τα πλεονεκτήματα και μειονεκτήματα του ξύλου ως δομικό υλικό και της ξύλινης κατοικίας, τα είδη ξυλείας καθώς και τα διάφορα δομικά συστήματα κατασκευής ξύλινων κτιρίων.
Diamanti, Elena +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Forests play a pivotal role in sustainability transitions. This article explores how people's relationships with forests, particularly how they care for or take care of them, shape and reflect broader tendencies and tensions in forest utilization and governance.
Jana Rebecca Holz
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Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
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A Method for the Automatic Generation of Timber Connection Patterns
Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 2003 This paper describes a method for the automatic rule-based generation of design alternatives for structural connections between timber members. Using this method, a computer program for generating a list of connection options for two timber members was ...
M. H. Gedig, S. F. Stiemer
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Serviceability and ultimate performance of long span timber floor modules [PDF]
, 2012 The advent of engineered wood products (EVVP’s) such as LVL and glulam as well as a new generation of adhesives has provided the means to fabricate large section, long spanning structural members with similar structural properties to that of steel or ...
Zabihi, Z S +8 more
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, 2021 For the seismic design of dissipative heavy timber frame structures, since timber material has an elastic and fragile behaviour, the dissipative capacity is generally delegated to the steel connections.
R. Landolfo +4 more
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Belief and the beast: Religion and attitudes towards tigers in Central India
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human perceptions of wildlife are critical to shaping conservation outcomes, particularly in landscapes where people coexist with large carnivores. Religion, a deeply rooted sociocultural force, remains underexplored in the context of human–wildlife conflict.
Sathvika Krishnan +4 more
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