The construction of timber structures offers a significant advantage in reducing the carbon footpnnt associated with building activities. However, to fully realize this benefit, it is essential to enable the construction of large and tall timber buildings. Achieving this goal presents certain engineering …

Out-of-plane (OOP) collapse is one of the most observed damage types in masonry structures during strong earthquakes. OOP strength of a masonry wall depends on several parameters such as the dimensions of the wall, vertical restoring force, boundary conditions and material properties, which are parameters …

Hout Industrie Schijndel (HIS) is a well established timber industry in the Netherlands. Recently they were voted as the best timber industry in the Netherlands for the year of 2009. The problem they face at this moment is that they have demand for sustainable certified floors but they can not apply …