Dou-gong connections and mortise-tenon jointed traditional timber frames are widely used
in traditional Chinese timber structures to resist lateral loads. Such elements exhibit strong …

Coupled heat and moisture transport in highly perforated bricks is indispensable part of
design of energy efficient buildings. Geometry of the perforated bricks is very complicated …

The seismic performance of timber-framed structures filled with stones and earth mortar has
been analyzed by introducing the structural subscales (cell, wall, house) at which monotonic …

The structural response and performance of connections are particularly important to assess
the vulnerability of timber-framed structures to windstorms. Finite element (FE) analysis …

Increasing global demand for a sustainable society is driving the development of multi-
storey light-frame wood structures, yet their complex structural components make detailed …

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) finite-element model (FEM) of part of a
contemporary timber-framed house for assessing the load sharing and contribution of lining …

Efforts to increase the use of renewable materials in construction are pushing the use of
timber frames into new boundaries—for example, as lateral load-resisting systems in …

This paper presents the results of an experimental and a numerical study on the OSB-LVL
joints and light OSB sheathed-LVL stud walls. The joints and the walls were comprised of …

The paper presents the results of numerical analysis performed on historical, traditional
carpentry corner log joints of two basic topologies: the short-corner dovetail connection and …

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the racking performance of partially
anchored timber framed walls, based on experimental tests. A total of 17 timber framed wall …