Adjustment of the essential design factors and standard parameters is possible Flexibility due to detailed setting options for basis and extent of calculations Fast and clear results output for an immediate overview of the result distribution after the design Detailed output of the design results and ...
The focus lies on the explanation of the post-processing of experimental data into input data for design calculations. In this context, the aim is for practical engineers and researchers to have a better mutual understanding. Stiffness, ductility and force reduction factors will be especially ...
The out-of-plane design of the retrofit can be conducted considering vertical strips of width equal to the post spacing s (Fig. 5a), simply supported by the floors above and below. Timber posts respond in flexure transferring the inertia forces to the adjacent floor diaphragms, through their ...
The module calculations produce an actual compressive stress parallel to the grain (fc) of 535.57 psi and an adjusted compressive design value parallel to the grain (F'c) of 583.66 psi. A design ratio (η) of 0.92 is determined from these values aligning well with the analytical hand ...
DIALOG’s concept, which it has dubbed the hybrid timber floor system, or HTFS, is a prefabricated composite panel, 40 feet by 10 feet, made of seven-ply CLT and post-tensioned concrete. According to the firm’s calculations, using this element to create a supertall tower’s floor slabs...
R2022a [30] was used to execute a series of numerical calculations. f = |ln p| 2 Δt (3a) − ln |p| h = |ln p| (3b) = (3c) The model order n and the number of block rows of block Hankel matrix s highly affect the estimated results [42]; therefore, n and s were ...
designers are aware of the chemical processes that will ultimately determine the thermal and mechanical properties of timber when exposed to fire. These data are however essential in developing detailed models of timber pyrolysis that will form the basis of simplified design calculations. It is likely...
For performance calculations, limit states on the IDA will be defined as listed in Table 7. Three commonly used limit states are considered, namely, immediate occupancy, collapse prevention (as per FEMA [21]), and global dynamic instability. For the models in this paper, immediate occupancy is...
large ventilation openings and a large open-plan area affect the fire development and spread in a compartment. The fire development, flame heights and flame spread are studied through visual observations, measured temperatures in the compartment and heat flux towards surfaces, and calculations of the...
Recalculations were necessary during property degradation, which drastically increased runtimes and caused the analysis to prematurely terminate operations due to increment errors despite degradation being limited to 90% [39]. Models with thin timber members captured initial joint stiffness but were unable...