[HTML][HTML] Airborne and impact sound performance of modern lightweight timber buildings in the Australian construction industry

A Jayalath, S Navaratnam, T Gunawardena… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Timber usage in the Australian construction industry has significantly increased due to its
strength, aesthetic properties and extended allowances recently introduced in building …

From trees to skyscrapers: Holistic review of the advances and limitations of multi-storey timber buildings

M González-Retamal, E Forcael, G Saelzer-Fuica… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Products derived from trees have been used by mankind for thousands of years, where
timber has a long tradition as an ecological construction material. There is currently an …

Evaluating laboratory measurements for sound insulation of cross-laminated timber (CLT) floors: Configurations in lightweight buildings

NG Vardaxis, D Bard Hagberg, J Dahlström - Applied sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) floors with supplementary layers or floating floors comprise a
common solution in new multistory timber structures. However, bare CLT components …

Analysis of the vibroacoustic characteristics of cross laminated timber panels using a wave and finite element method

Y Yang, C Fenemore, MJ Kingan, BR Mace - Journal of Sound and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analysis of the vibroacoustic characteristics of Cross-Laminated
Timber (CLT) panels using a Wave and Finite Element (WFE) method. Two WFE modelling …

Thermal bridging analysis of connections in cross-laminated timber buildings based on ISO 10211

SJ Chang, S Wi, S Kim - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Cross-laminated timber (CLT), developed in Europe for the utilization of low-grade
wood, is an engineered wood product (EWP) with high carbon storage and low carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of building height on the sound transmission in cross-laminated timber Buildings–Airborne sound insulation

E Nilsson, S Ménard, D Bard, K Hagberg - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings constructed with cross-laminated timber (CLT) are increasing in interest in several
countries. Since CLT is a sustainable product, it can help the building industry to reduce …

Acoustic characteristics of cross-laminated timber systems

A Di Bella, M Mitrovic - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growing diffusion of cross-laminated timber structures (CLT) has been accompanied by
extensive research on the peculiar characteristics of this construction system, mainly …

Nondestructive assessment of cross-laminated timber using non-contact transverse vibration and ultrasonic testing

L Zhang, A Tiemann, T Zhang, T Gauthier… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a new generation of engineered wood product developed
initially in Europe and has been used in North America for various applications. CLT is …

Analysis of the forced response of coupled panels using a hybrid finite element/wave and finite element method

Y Yang, MJ Kingan, BR Mace - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a hybrid finite element/wave and finite element method for predicting
the forced response of coupled rectangular panels subjected to a time-harmonic point force …

Annoyance provoked by single and combined sound sources from neighbours in wooden residential buildings

A Frescura, PJ Lee - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to understand the annoyance provoked by the combination of impact and
airborne sound sources from neighbours in wooden residential buildings. Footsteps (adult …