Abstract
As light timber framed houses gain market share in Europe new design challenges emerge due to the local loading conditions in different geographic regions. One such problem is earthquake loading, which creates a fundamentally new design scenario for the structural typologies proven to perform well in non-earthquake zones.
In this article the study of an existing prefabricated timber house system is presented from the point of view of earthquake performance. The prefabricated shear-walls, which represent the primary load bearing elements of houses in case of earthquake, are analyzed by: testing of wall details; Finite Element Modelling (FEM) and full scale cyclic testing. The results are integrated in order to identify vulnerabilities of the shear wall system and formulate improvement proposals for details and some design recommendations.
In this article the study of an existing prefabricated timber house system is presented from the point of view of earthquake performance. The prefabricated shear-walls, which represent the primary load bearing elements of houses in case of earthquake, are analyzed by: testing of wall details; Finite Element Modelling (FEM) and full scale cyclic testing. The results are integrated in order to identify vulnerabilities of the shear wall system and formulate improvement proposals for details and some design recommendations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering on Timber Structures |
| Publisher | COST Action E29 |
| Pages | 163-173 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
| Event | 3rd International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering on Timber Structures - Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 9 Nov 2006 → 10 Nov 2006 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd International Workshop on Earthquake Engineering on Timber Structures |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Coimbra |
| Period | 9/11/06 → 10/11/06 |