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Parametric study on the hygrothermal performance of timber frame walls with external airtightness membranes in a temperate maritime climate [PDF]

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
In recent years, external airtightness membranes have become an option for timber frame wall systems, as they allow high levels of air- and wind-tightness with an easy installation and provide rainwater protection during construction.
Marincioni Valentina   +2 more
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Research on seismic performance of traditional Chinese hall-style timber buildings in the Song and Yuan dynasties (960–1368 AD): a case study of the main hall of Baoguo Temple

open access: yesJournal of Wood Science, 2022
The hall-style timber frame built in the Song and Yuan dynasties (960–1368 AD) is one of the most important structural prototypes of the traditional timber architecture in East Asia. The current research, through a typical case of the main hall of Baoguo
Yijie Lin   +4 more
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Dynamic and Energy Dissipation Performance of Single-story Pavilion-type Timber Frame

open access: yes工程科学与技术, 2023
Traditional Chinese pavilion-type timber structure consists of a column base layer, column frame layer, paving layer and roof truss layer, of which the response of each layer under seismic waves indicates that the pavilion-type timber frame is a highly ...
Zuoshuai SUN   +4 more
doaj  

Measurement of Moisture in Wood for Application in the Restoration of Old Buildings

open access: yesSensors, 2016
There are many historic buildings whose construction is based on timber frame walls. Most buildings built during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were based on timber frame walls with vertical support elements. These timber frame elements are
Carlos Moron   +3 more
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Master Frame and Flat Floor-Timber: An ‘Architectural Signature’ of the Mediterranean Shipyards?

open access: yesHeritage, 2021
This article is an attempt to analyse the master frame form characterised by a flat floor-timber, a sharp or shaped turn of the bilge, and more or less straight sides.
Eric Rieth
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of timber frames with localized nonlinearities [PDF]

open access: yesFacta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2003
A methodology of nonlinear analysis of timber frame structures with flexible connections has been developed in this paper. The methodology is based on the results of experimental investigation of connections behavior under static and cycling loading. The
Mešić Esad
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-story installation of viscous dampers in timber frame houses for earthquake damage reduction

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2022
Timber frame structures are commonly used in housing construction that use squared-off timber beams, columns, and walls as lateral load-bearing members.
Yutaka Nakamura, Ryota Matsumura
doaj   +1 more source

Reinforcement of Traditional Timber Frame Walls

open access: yes, 2021
Timber frame walls are common structural elements adopted in many countries for different purposes. They constitute an important cultural heritage of different parts of the world and the necessity often arises to intervene in such structures for their preservation.
Poletti, Elisa   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An investigation of timber frame housing in Vietnamese Mekong River Delta

open access: yesCTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
Timber frame housing is one of the most common structures in many countries in the world. In Vietnam, timber frame buildings are well-known for having special whittling techniques that should be considered a lesson for modern methods.
Phi Phuong Pham   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Experimental estimation of energy dissipated by multistorey post-tensioned timber framed buildings with anti-seismic dissipative devices

open access: yesSustainable Structures, 2021
The need to satisfy high seismic performance of structures and to comply with the latest worldwide policies of environmental sustainability is leading engineers and researchers to higher interest in timber buildings.
Felice Carlo Ponzo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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