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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Light-Frame Wood Construction"”.
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Modernizing the passing joint : a standardized building system to facilitate contemporary bamboo housing construction in regions of economic constraint
… been incorporated into the history of standard light frame wood construction and is therefore not used to its full potential, especially in regions of economic constraint in greatest need of housing structures. Can we design a light-frame construction system that allows for the non-standard …
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Modeling the behavior of wood-based composite sheathing under hygrothermal load
In light-frame residential construction wood-based composite panels used externally or internally are exposed to relative humidity and/or temperature changes. The subsequent moisture content change of the panels will result in two types of deformations as follows: 1. elastic deformation of the …
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Design of Stick-Framed Wood Roofs Under Extreme Wind Loads
Light-frame wood construction comprises nearly 90% of the housing industry inCanada and the United States. The roofs of these houses can be constructed eitherentirely on site or using prefabricated trusses. Assembling the roof structure on site,otherwise known as stick-framing, is a framing …