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Low carbon construction systems using prefabricated engineered solid wood panels for urban infill to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Published Date
February 2013, Vol.6:5767doi:10.1016/j.scs.2012.08.004

Author 
  • Steffen Lehmann ,
  • sd+b Research Centre, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA5001, Australia


  • Solid wood panel systems



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    Design Methods of Elements from Cross-laminated Timber Subjected to Flexure

    Published Date
    2015, Vol.117:1019doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.117
    International Scientific Conference Urban Civil Engineering and Municipal Facilities (SPbUCEMF-2015)
    Open Access, Creative Commons license

    Author 
    • Aivars Vilguts
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    • Dmitrijs Serdjuks ,
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    • Leonids Pakrastins
    • Riga Technical University, Azenes Str.16, Riga, LV 1048, Latvia




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    • Peer-review under responsibility of the organizing committee of SPbUCEMF-2015.
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    Analysis of cross-laminated timber by computational homogenisation and experimental validation

    Published Date
    March 2015, Vol.121:386394, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.11.042

    Author 
  • E.I. Saavedra Flores a,,
  • I. Dayyani b
  • R.M. Ajaj c
  • R. Castro-Triguero d
  • F.A. DiazDelaO e
  • R. Das f
  • P. González Soto a

  • aDepartamento de Ingeniería en Obras Civiles, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Av. Ecuador 3659, Estación Central, Santiago, Chile
    bCollege of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
    cAeronautics and Astronautics, University of Southampton, Southampton SO171BJ, United Kingdom
    dDepartment of Mechanics, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Cordoba CP 14071, Spain
    eInstitute for Risk and Uncertainty, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3GH, United Kingdom
    fDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

    Available online 22 November 2014.

    Abstract

    In this paper we investigate the mechanical behaviour of cross-laminated timber panels by a computational homogenisation approach. A finite element procedure is adopted within a multi-scale modelling framework to determine the constitutive response of timber. As some of the microstructural parameters of wood are either not well-known or susceptible to considerable variation, we introduce uncertainty in the definition of the material. In order to validate the present multi-scale model, we measure experimentally the longitudinal Young’s modulus and density of sawn wood beams made of radiata pine. In addition, we carry out several experimental tests on cross-laminated timber panels subject to bending, shear and compression loads. Our numerical predictions are compared with the experiments and are validated successfully, revealing the potential predictive capabilities of the present multi-scale modelling for the analysis of wood materials and timber structures.

    Keywords

  • Cross-laminated timber
  • Homogenisation
  • Multi-scale modelling
  • Finite element method

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