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Md Saiful Islam, Ying Hei Chui and Mohammed Sadiq Altaf
This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the short-term mechanical performance of timber screw connections comprising two types of fasteners suitable for a novel panelized roof design process. Thirty-seven specimens of five different c...
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Ariya Eini, Lina Zhou and Chun Ni
Light-frame wood structures are the most common type of construction for residential and low-rise buildings in North America. The 2015 edition of the National Building Code of Canada has increased the height limit for light-frame wood construction from 4...
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Zhe Xiao, Michael A. Lacasse, Maurice Defo and Elena Dragomirescu
The moisture load in wall assemblies is typically considered as 1% of the Wind Driving Rain (WDR) load that is deposited on the surface of wall assemblies as specified in the ASHRAE-160 standard whereas this ratio has been shown to be inaccurate as compa...
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Naman Bansal, Maurice Defo and Michael A. Lacasse
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Andrea Roncari, Filippo Gobbi and Cristiano Loss
Simplified seismic design procedures mostly recommend the adoption of rigid floor diaphragms when forming a building?s lateral force-resisting structural system. While rigid behavior is compatible with many reinforced concrete or composite steel-concrete...
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Charles R. Boardman and Samuel V. Glass
A one-dimensional transient hygrothermal model was used to simulate eight different wood-frame wall assemblies. Simulations were compared with measured results from a two-year field study exploring the effects of exterior insulation on wall moisture perf...
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Jeremy Piggot,María Beatriz Piderit,Pierre Blanchet
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The objective of this research is to analyze the thermal performance of wood-frame vertical envelope solutions used in Canadian establishments and to evaluate how these technologies contribute towards reducing the energy demand of educational establishme...
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Klaus Viljanen and Xiaoshu Lu
The recent research on highly insulated structures presents controversial conclusions on risks in moisture safety. This paper addresses these controversial issues through investigating the hygrothermal performance of energy efficient envelope structures ...
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Marcin Szczepanski, Wojciech Migda and Robert Jankowski
Wood frame buildings are very popular in regions that are exposed to different dynamic excitations including earthquakes. Therefore, their seismic resistance is really important in order to prevent structural damages and human losses. The aim of the pres...
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Oscar Filio Reynoso, Amparo Borja de la Rosa, Mario Fuentes Salinas, Alejandro Corona Ambriz
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Building wood frame houses is viewed as an excellent alternative to meet the growing demand for housing in Mexico. The aim was to design a pinewood house construction project, based on the stud structural system, to show how to proceed when building a pa...
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