Effects of the thickness of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels made from Irish Sitka spruce on mechanical performance in bending and shear

KS Sikora, DO McPolin, AM Harte - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
An investigation was carried out on CLT panels made from Sitka spruce in order to establish
the effect of the thickness of CLT panels on the bending stiffness and strength and the rolling …

Mass timber–the emergence of a modern construction material

AM Harte - Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the move towards sustainable construction, timber and wood-based products are
becoming increasingly important structural materials. The introduction of mass timber …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-laminated secondary timber: experimental testing and modelling the effect of defects and reduced feedstock properties

CM Rose, D Bergsagel, T Dufresne, E Unubreme… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The construction industry creates significant volumes of waste timber, much of which has
residual quality and value that dissipates in conventional waste management. This research …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of panel lay-up on the characteristic bending and rolling shear strength of CLT

C O'Ceallaigh, K Sikora, AM Harte - Buildings, 2018 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to characterise the behaviour of cross laminated timber (CLT)
panels and the influence of the panel lay-up on the failure strength. Three different panel …

Systems for reuse, repurposing and upcycling of existing building components

C Rose - 2019 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The construction industry uses natural resources intensively, and causes significant carbon
emissions in processing resources to supply useful materials and components. Demolition …

The potential, requirements, and limitations of BIM for offsite timber construction

P Patlakas, J Menendez, R Hairstans - International Journal of 3-D …, 2015 - igi-global.com
Abstract Offsite Timber Construction has the potential to deliver important benefits for the
housing sector, but there are obstacles that prevent a more widespread adoption. The …

Viability of cross-laminated timber from UK resources

D Crawford, R Hairstans, S Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Cross-laminated timber is an innovative engineered timber product that can be used for
almost all superstructure elements. It is typically produced from kiln-dried, fast-growing …

Metabolism of metals from co-processing of energy-from-waste air pollution control residue in cement kilns

L Marchand, S Van Ewijk… - Sustainable Construction …, 2019 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Co-processing of air pollution control residues (APCR) from energy-from-waste (EfW)
facilities in the cement kiln is a potential alternative to landfill and an opportunity to reduce …

Feasibility of cross-laminated secondary timber

CM Rose, JA Stegemann - Sustainable Construction Materials …, 2019 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The construction industry creates significant volumes of waste timber, much of which has
residual quality and value that dissipates in conventional waste management. This research …

An embodied carbon implications of home grown cross laminated timber, the Scottish case.

K Henderson, H Salman - 2022 - rgu-repository.worktribe.com
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is a carbon-efficient form of construction, but no UK
manufacturers exist, therefore, it remains a product imported from mainland Europe, doing …