Self-centering mass timber structures: A review on recent research progress

F Chen, M Li, Z Li - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, mass timber structures have gained popularity in mid-rise or tall
building applications worldwide. For timber buildings in seismic regions, it is critical to …

Performance-based design of tall timber buildings under earthquake and wind multi-hazard loads: Past, present, and future

S Tesfamariam - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The rapid growth of the urban population and associated environmental concerns are
challenging city planners and developers to consider sustainable and cost-efficient building …

Comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of low and mid-rise mass timber buildings with equivalent structural steel alternatives

K Allan, AR Phillips - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this paper was to quantify and compare the environmental impacts
associated with alternative designs of typical North American low and mid-rise buildings …

Seismic loss and resilience assessment of tall-coupled cross-laminated timber wall building

T You, BT Teweldebrhan, W Wang… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Balloon-type cross-laminated timber coupled-wall (CLT-CW) structure is an emerging and
sustainable option for constructing tall timber buildings. The structure features buckling …

Risk assessment of CLT-RC hybrid building: Consideration of earthquake types and aftershocks for Vancouver, British Columbia

S Tesfamariam, K Goda - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Tall-timber buildings using cross-laminated timber (CLT) have become a viable sustainable
system. This paper presents seismic vulnerability and risk assessment of a 10-story CLT …

Seismic loss assessment of direct-DBD platform-type cross-laminated timber shear wall systems using FEMA P-58 methodology

H Dadkhah, C Loss - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Springer
An efficient design method should provide practitioners with a means for sizing timber
buildings to meet specific performance levels against estimated earthquake intensities …

Multicriteria decision analysis of steel and mass timber prototype buildings in the Pacific Northwest

F Ahmad, K Allan, AR Phillips - Journal of Architectural Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
This study used multicriteria decision analysis to quantitatively compare two prototype
buildings, both designed using equivalent mass timber and steel structural systems across …

Fragility functions for low‐damage post‐tensioned timber frames

M Matteoni, J Ciurlanti, S Bianchi… - … & Structural Dynamics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing concern over environmental impact and the significant improvement in the
quality of engineered wood products have led to the rapid growth of the timber building …

Risk‐based optimization of concentrically braced tall timber buildings: Derivative free optimization algorithm

R Laguardia, P Franchin… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mass timber materials are attractive alternatives for tall‐timber buildings (TBs), where the
need for sustainability is apparent. Innovative structural systems and design methodologies …

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of an Unanchored Circular Storage Tank Against Elephant's Foot Buckling

N Bektaş, E Aktaş - Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Seismic vulnerability assessment of liquid containing storage tanks is the most vital
relevance for industrial plants and society safety to endure damage during impending …