Seismic Response of a Platform-Frame System with Steel Columns [PDF]
, 2017 Timber platform-frame shear walls are characterized by high ductility and diffuse energy dissipation but limited in-plane shear resistance. A novel lightweight constructive system composed of steel columns braced with oriented strand board (OSB) panels ...
De Stefani, Lorenzo +4 more
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Measurement of Moisture in Wood for Application in the Restoration of Old Buildings
Sensors, 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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Seismic behaviour of traditional timber frame walls: experimental results on unreinforced walls [PDF]
, 2015 Timber frame buildings are well known as an efficient seismic resistant structure and they are used worldwide. Moreover, they have been specifically adopted in codes and regulations during the XVIII and XIX centuries in the Mediterranean area.
A Doğangün +17 more
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Analysis of timber frames with localized nonlinearities [PDF]
Facta 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
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Cross-story installation of viscous dampers in timber frame houses for earthquake damage reduction
Frontiers 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
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Preliminary performance-based design of a post-tensioned glue-laminated timber frame [PDF]
, 2015 Post-tensioned timber joints have been studied at the ,nstitute of Structural Engineering at the ETH =urich. A post-tensioned beam-column timber joint has been developed using glued laminated timber with local hardwood reinforcement.
Frangi, Andrea +2 more
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Full-scale experimental testing of retrofitting techniques in Portuguese “Pombalino” traditional timber frame walls [PDF]
, 2014 Traditional timber frame walls are constructive elements representative of different timber frame buildings that are well known as one of the most efficient seismic resistant structures in the world.
Jorge, Marco +2 more
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Structural health monitoring of an innovative timber building [PDF]
, 2015 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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Sustainable earth walls to meet the building regulations [PDF]
, 2004 The thermal conductivity and diffusivity of un-fired clay bricks, a straw clay mixture and straw bales have been measured using a thermal probe technique, with an iterative method for data analysis. The steady-state air-to-air thermal transmittance, or U-
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An investigation of timber frame housing in Vietnamese Mekong River Delta
CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable DevelopmentTimber 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
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