This paper presents and discusses the experimental results performed on a series of 2D timber frame substructures, used in post-and-beam mass timber buildings and scaled down to fit the purpose of this research, under a middle column removal scenario. The behaviour of the frames and the ability...
The cross section of the round HSS for the top and the bottom end-side of the column are 127 mm × 13 mm and 89 mm × 6.4 mm, respectively, and the round HSS with a smaller section is inserted into the larger one, as shown in Fig. 2a. Between the timber ...
(UDP) transferred from the building is examined. This study represents an essential first step to fully understand the behaviour of mass timber buildings under a column removal scenario, and to comprehensively provide insights into (1) the type of connectors to be used in these buildings, (2) ...
This paper will firstly introduce a literature review on existing designs of dynamic test set-ups under a column removal scenario. Thereafter, the final design of a test set-up to capture the dynamic behaviour of timber post-and-beam systems under a sudden column removal scenario will be ...
To investigate the influence of joint reinforcement on the vulnerability of palace-style ancient timber structures, a spring-rigid rod analysis model was established, considering the mechanical behavior of tenon-mortise joints, column base joints, and bracket set joints. A lumped mass model was ...
Twenty-five free-fall and two additional static tests were performed on scaled-down frames assembled with three beam-to-column connection types, referred to as "Double-beam", "Megant type" and "T-section", currently used in mass timber buildings. The structural responses, failure modes and ...
This study presents the results from two quasi-static experimental tests performed on a ¼-scale, 2 × 2-bay, post-and-beam mass timber substructure, with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) floors and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) frames, subjected to corner column removal scenarios. One substructur...
Mass timber buildingsBeam-to-column connectionsTo fully understand the structural behaviour of large structural systems under given loading scenarios, experimental testing of the entire system or of a representative part of it is often required. However, due to limited laboratory space and budget ...
The need to lower the embodied carbon impact of the built environment and sequester carbon over the life of buildings has spurred the growth of mass timber building construction, leading to the introduction of new building types (Types IV-A, B, and C) in the 2021 International Building Code ...