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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Heavy Timber"”.
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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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Texas Timber-Frame Porch
This thesis project is an investigation of both heavy timber construction and a means to create a retreat away from the chaos of modern life. This culminated in a porch outside of downtown Austin, Texas. The program began with an entrance foyer, kitchen, wine cellar, a humidor, a library, a bar, a …
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Lateral Strength and Ductile Behavior of a Mortise-Tenon Connected Timber Frame
… resisted by a single-bay mortise-tenon connected timber moment frame, and to introduce ductile behavior into the mortise-tenon connections by adding a steel sleeve around a traditional wood peg. This research aimed to provide proof that traditional timber frames are capable of ductile racking …
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River Edge Retreat
… the marriage of the two. The rhythm of heavy timber framework contrasts and compliments the delicate and translucent southern facade; the existence of the two perpetuates the perspective of balance and harmony. The intention of balance and harmony was not successful the first couple of …
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The Extended Frame
… in Chester county Pennsylvania. Analyzing the timber joints and adapting their characteristics for modern programmatic needs. It aims to extend the role of the heavy timber frame and reintroduce the methods of construction found in these historic handcrafted structures. Using the programmatic …
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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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Toward [Re]generative Environmental Design
… made to build a [passive solar / straw bale and heavy timber / living roof] home.
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Giunti semirigidi con barre incollate per strutture lignee = Ductile moment-resistant steel-timber connections with glued-in bars
… suitable for different configurations within a heavy timber frame, consisting of a wooden element connected to a steel stub by means of an end-plate and glued-in steel rods. This connection system has some interesting properties in terms of mechanical performance, versatility and prefabrication. …
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Investigation of Through-Tenon Keys on the Tensile Strength of Mortise and Tenon Joints
A timber frame is a structural building system composed of heavy timber members connected using carpentry-style joinery that may include metal fasteners. A common variant of mortise-and-tenon joints are keyed (or wedged) through-tenon joints. No research on the behavior of wedged joints in timber …
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Embrace: Healing Mental Health Through Biophilic and Mindfulness Design
… the building are mainly natural materials, like heavy timber. The materiality in the third, intersecting piece is mainly structured materials, like concrete. The moments of overlap in the building join the two materialities to make beautiful gathering spaces for those struggling with mental …