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Wood-Steel Hybrid Seismic Force Resisting Systems: Seismic Ductility

https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue330
Year of Publication
2012
Topic
Design and Systems
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
Application
Hybrid Building Systems
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Author
Dickof, Carla
Stiemer, Siegfried
Tesfamariam, Solomon
Year of Publication
2012
Country of Publication
New Zealand
Format
Conference Paper
Material
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
Application
Hybrid Building Systems
Topic
Design and Systems
Keywords
Timber-Steel Hybrid
Overstrength
Ductility
Stiffness
Seismic Force Resisting System
Pushover Response
Language
English
Conference
World Conference on Timber Engineering
Research Status
Complete
Notes
July 15-19, 2012, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
North American building codes currently provide strict limits on height of wood structures, where for example, in Canada wood structures are limited to 4 or 5 storeys. This paper examines wood-steel hybrid system to increase seismic force resistance beyo...
Online Access
Free
Resource Link
http://support.sbcindustry.com/Archive/2012/july/Paper_232.pdf
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