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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Cross laminated timber (CLT)"”.
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Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Softwood and Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timbers
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product consisting of an odd number (three to seven) of lumber layers, which are glued in an orientation of each layer perpendicular to other. After its introduction, CLT has been widely adopted in Europe since 1990s and has quickly become popular …
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Moisture response of CLT floor assemblies under indoor water leakage: Experimental and simulation-based assessment
As mass timber gains widespread use in sustainable construction, the long-term moisture performance of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) under damp service conditions remains a critical durability concern. This study investigates the moisture response of CLT floor assemblies under indoor water leakage …
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Potential of cross laminated timber in single family residential construction
Cross laminated timber (CLT) is a panelized engineered wood product that is gaining popularity in the United States as a structural material for massive timber buildings. CLT is shown to be cost competitive to steel and concrete in large building construction projects, but is seen as uncompetitive …
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Tall Mass-Timber Building
… using less carbon intensive materials, such as timber. While cultures around the world have built with wood for centuries, recent technological innovations, such as Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), is allowing for new applications of wood as the main structural material and the potential to use it …
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Moisture Monitoring of a CLT Structure in a Southern Climate
<p>Understanding of moisture behavior in cross laminated timber (CLT) is critical to the widespread use of CLT in construction in the United States. Currently, very little data exists on the long-term impact of moisture on CLT. The objective of this research is to collect data regarding the …
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Rolling Shear Strength and Modulus for Various Southeastern US Wood Species using the Two-Plate Shear Test
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product made by laminating dimensional or structural composite lumber in alternating orthogonal layers. Compared to Canada and Europe, CLT is a novel product to the US. With the additions included in the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), CLT …
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On Building: A Return of the Master Builder
… particularity the use of hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT). This building will serve as an ongoing research opportunity to evaluate the conditions of building with this material in an extreme condition, complete exposure to weather. No work of architecture is a solo endeavor, …
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Construction and seismic testing of a resilient two-story mass timber structure with cross laminated rocking walls
With the rising popularity of mass timber building in the United States, there is a need to develop efficient wood-based lateral systems to enable design of mass timber buildings in regions with high seismicity. This thesis summarizes the construction and testing details of a full scale shake table …
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Shake table testing of hybrid wood shear wall system
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is an engineered, prefabricated mass timber product that has shown excellent structural and mechanical properties. With the growing application of CLT in industry, there have been a number of research projects carried out to introduce CLT in tall buildings located in …
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Digital timber for affordable housing: An exploration into flexible spaces
Engineered timber is the most ecological of the major construction materials acting as a carbon sink in our urban centres. After the pandemic, flexibility of interior spaces has become crucial with social, economic, and environmental benefits. With mass customization, the growth of digital …
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Examination of the Lateral Resistance of Cross-Laminated Timber in Panel-Panel Connections
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) combines layers of dimension lumber in alternating grain direction to form a mass timber panel that can be used to create entire wall, floor and roof elements. The viability of CLT as an element to resist lateral forces from racking has been of great interest (Dujic et …
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Half-Lap Cross Laminated Timber Pegged Joints
Cross laminated timber (CLT) is a panelized structural system consisting of odd layers of dimension sawn lumber stacked perpendicularly to the previous layer. Since the introduction of CLT to North America, man research projects have been conducted on the material properties of CLT panels as well …
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A Case Study on Medium and High Rise Timber Buildings
Heavy timber is the upcoming and rising star in the construction industry in the European and north American market. However, this topic is yet to be discovered. Light frame wood LFW has been used for decades but was always restricted to certain limits. Limits that heavy timber can overcome easily. …
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Developing an Integrated Design Support Framework to Enable Mass-Customisation in Multi-Storey Timber Building Projects
… and their high potential for customisation, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) buildings are chosen as the case studies for the implementation of MC strategies. The mass-customised building designs were automatically generated and thoroughly explored using evolutionary algorithms. The optimal …
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Seismic Performance and Damage Risk of Modular CLT Housing Using Nonlinear Time History Analysis
… and resilient communities, has positioned Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) modular structures as a promising alternative due to their environmental, mechanical, and prefabrication advantages. However, a comprehensive study of their seismic performance and risk across the U.S. is needed to …
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Developing Prefabricated, Light-weight CLT Exterior Wall Panels for Mid-rise Buildings
… construction industry has seen the emergence of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) as a renewable replacement for structural application of steel, concrete, and masonry. However, CLT has not been researched extensively as a nonstructural component of the building envelope/facade. In the presented …
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Balloon-type CLT Shearwalls: Lateral Deformation and Kinematic Behaviours
Balloon-type Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) shearwall systems have been increasingly adopted as lateral load-resisting systems in mid-rise timber buildings. Compared with platform-type configurations, balloon-type shearwalls mitigate bearing failure associated with perpendicular-to-grain compression …
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A simulation and empirical study of cross-laminated timber from waney SA Pine timber
… the improvement in volume recovery possible when cross-laminated timber (CLT) component manufacturing with increased wane allowance is integrated into a sawmill production process. The second objective was to determine whether the bending stiffness and strength of CLT panels were influenced if …
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Cross-Laminated Timber made of Unmodified and Thermally Modified Yellow-Poplar Lumber
Cross-laminated timber (CLT), a sustainable construction material, is transforming the construction industry. To meet diverse demands, especially for exterior applications, its durability must be improved to withstand conditions ranging from dry indoor environments to moisture-prone settings. …
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Behaviour of multi-storey cross-laminated timber buildings under lateral loading
… global drive towards sustainable construction, CLT has emerged as a competitive alternative to other construction materials. CLT buildings taller than 10-storeys and CLT buildings in regions of moderate to high seismicity would be subject to higher lateral loads due to wind and earthquakes than …