Influence of the Adhesive on the Load-Carrying Capacity of Glued Laminated Timber Members in Fire
http://iafss.org/publications/fss/10/1219/view/fss... [Fire Performance] [Book/Book Section] 2011
M. Klippel, A. Frangi, M. Fontana
Design models for timber structures in fire usually take into account the loss in cross-section due to charring and the temperature-dependent reduction in strength of timber. For bonded timber elements like glued laminated timber beams it is assumed that the adhesive used does not influence the resistance of structural timber beams significantly. To investigate the fire resistance of bonded timber elements a comprehensive research project is currently in progress at the Institute of Structural E...

A Simplified Design Method for Estimating the Fire Performance of Structural Timber Floors
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:399292/PL... [Fire Performance] [Book/Book Section]
James O'neill, 1Anthony Abu, 2David Carradine, 3Peter Moss, 2Andrew Buchanan
The widespread use of structural timber in tall buildings is often inhibited because timber is a combustible material and is commonly perceived to behave poorly in fires. This research develops a simplified design approach for the fire performance of different types of prefabricated timber floors used in multi-storey buildings. The floor types under investigation include several different geometries of box-shaped and T-shaped timber floors made from Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL). The investigati...

Fire tests on finger-jointed timber boards
https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/... [Fire Performance] [Report] 2014
Michael Klippel, Andrea Frangi
This testing report summarises the experimental investigations on finger-jointed timber specimens, glued with different types of adhesives, loaded in tension and exposed to standard ISO-fire. The tests were performed as part of the project entitled “Fire safety of bonded structural timber elements” in the frame of a CTI-project (Commission for Technology and Innovation). The extensive testing programme on finger-jointed timber specimens was performed in cooperation with industry partners at the ...

Wood Specification: Passive Design and Framing Techniques
https://www.naturallywood.com/sites/default/files/... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Report] 2015
naturally: wood
Passive design is an approach to building design that uses the building architecture to leverage natural energy sources, minimize energy consumption, and improve thermal comfort. Passive buildings rely heavily on high-performing building envelope assemblies and passive solar energy. Wood is an attractive material for passive design because of how it combines thermal mass with a number of performance merits, including water resistance, structural integrity, and finish quality. ...

Timber gridshells: beyond the drawing board
http://shura.shu.ac.uk/9288/7/tang_-_timber_gridsh... [Case Study/Projects] [Journal Article] 2013
Gabriel Tang
In March 2011, a week-long workshop that invited participation from all architecture and architectural technology students at Sheffield Hallam University, UK was organised with the objective of enhancing students’ thinking and experience by construction thinking. It was aimed at creating a sense of realness to realise a design project collectively. Timber was set as the material of exploration. The students had to make use of bending to design and create a timber gridshell structure. This made u...

Fatigue Life of Hybrid FRP Composite Beams
https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/109... [Mechanical Performance] [Thesis/Dissertation] 2000
Jolyn Louise Senne
The focus of this work is on the performance of the 20.3 cm (8 in) pultruded, hybrid double web I-beam structural shape. Experimental four-point bend fatigue results indicate that overall stiffness reduction of the structure is controlled by the degradation of the tensile flange. The loss of stiffness in the tensile flange results in the redistribution of the stresses and strains, until the initiation of failure by delamination in the compression flange. These observations become the basis of th...

Newsmakers 2016: DR Johnson Lumber Company
https://oregonclt.com/newsmakers-2016-dr-johnson-l... [Case Study/Projects] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2016
Rick Arnett
DR Johnson Lumber Co., based in the small Oregon town of Riddle, is poised at the forefront of what could be a revolutionary use of wood as a building material in the Northwest. Following his death in 2010, his daughters Valerie Johnson and Jodi Westbrooks decided they needed to move the millworks company in a new direction. Following the lead of their father’s eye for innovation, Valerie and Jodi decided to expand the mill’s manufacturing through a division called Riddle Laminators to include a...

Cross-laminated timber made of Hungarian raw materials
https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/123/1/012059... [Raw Materials] [Conference Paper] 2016
G. Marko, L. Bejo, P. Takats
Cross-laminated timber (CLT), generally made out of softwood, enjoys increasing popularity throughout Europe. This material offers a versatile, eco-friendly technology to create strong, lightweight and energy-efficient buildings. Unfortunately, the sites and climatic conditions in Hungary are not suitable for growing high-quality coniferous trees. Transporting raw materials from other countries (sometimes thousands of kilometres away) negates the environmental advantages of wood-based constructi...

Mingara Fitness Centre
https://www.hyne.com.au/article/56/mingara-fitness... [Commercial/Company Information] [Web Page] 2015
Hyne Timber
With health and wellbeing its central philosophy, Mingara One Fitness Centre, located on the New South Wales Central Coast, wants its members to feel inspired by their impressive surrounds. Mingara Recreation Club, together with Sandy Strazds of Graphite Architects, had specific ideas about what the centre was to look like, but logistically, the scale of the building made things difficult when it came to implementing the design. The external facade of the centre is nine metres in height and Grap...

Timber Building in Britain
https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/timber-b... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page]
WoodSolutions
Although this book does not deal with contemporary architecture or design in wood, Timber Building in Britain is both engaging and interesting. The book is extremely detailed and, while not dealing with contemporary design and construction practices, does have relevance today through the revival in some projects of traditional timber construction techniques, particularly in joinery. Timber Building in Britain is divided into four clear sections: ‘The Construction of Timber Buildings and Roofs’,...

Common Ground Wins 2017 Wood Design Award
http://bensonwood.com/common-ground-wins-2017-wood... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] 2017
Bensonwood
WoodWorks, Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2017 Wood Design Awards, which celebrate excellence in wood building design across the U.S. Chosen by an independent jury in nine national categories, the winning projects exemplify attributes of wood such as beauty, strength, versatility and sustainability. Seven Regional Excellence Awards will be presented at regional Wood Solutions Fairs beginning with the Texas Wood Solutions Fair in Dallas on March 22....

Building Innovation 2016 Conference Recap
http://www.nibs.org/?page=conference2016... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Web Page] 2016
National Institute of Building Sciences
Building Innovation 2016—The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference and Expo brought  together hundreds of building industry professionals to connect, collaborate and create solutions on Achieving a Resilient Future. Held January 11-15, 2016, at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, the event included five symposia, a forum, a workshop, a CEO summit and three keynotes; 125 speakers delivering over 70 presentations; and the chance to select...

The Future of Wood
http://www.internationaltimber.com/news/timber/the... [Markets] [Web Page] 2014
International Timber
While we may not have jet packs or flying cars quite yet, there's no doubt we're living firmly in the future. Although we're only a decade in, the 21 st century has seen exciting developments in disparate fields, from medicine and consumer technology to renewable energy and beyond. However, as part of a rather interesting trend - the world of construction has taken something of a sidestep from focusing on new synthetic materials in favour of a time-honoured favourite - wood. In this article, we...

Cross Laminated Timber
http://lcri.org/tag/cross-laminated-timber... [General Information] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2015
Lake County Resources Initiative
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WA home builder is WoodSolutions National Young Master Builder of the Year
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/... [Other] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2015
WoodSolutions
Ray Kershaw, the director of Mondo Exclusive Homes in Doubleview, WA, has been named the WoodSolutions National Young Master Builder of the Year at the Master Builders Association’s annual awards held recently on the Gold Coast. Mr Kershaw, 31, is the fourth West Australian in four years to win the top award, after Mandurah builder Chris Illis who won the award in 2012, Perth builder Ryan Cole who won the award in 2013 and Geraldton’s Serena Giudice in 2014, who was also the first female builder...

Appendix to TR 9 - Fire Performance Characteristics of Protected Wood and Steel
http://awc.org/codes-standards/publications/tr9-ap... [Fire Performance] [Web Page]
American Wood Council
During 1965 and 1966, a series of fire tests were conducted at the Engineering Experiment Station at Ohio State University with the purpose, “To develop comparative performance data from fire resistance tests of typical building assemblies of steel, wood, and heavy timber connections; to assess the effect of the use of fire retardant treated wood in similar assembles; and to study the effect of varying control parameters on the fire exposure severity.” The report contains significant information...

Timber construction has lumber milling machinery rolling | Woodworking Network
https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/pricing-su... [Markets] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2017
Bill Esler
Oregon-based D.R. Johnson Wood Innovations, a subsidiary of D.R. Johnson, specializes in the manufacture of cross-laminated timber, or CLT, and glue-laminated beams from Douglas fir and Alaskan yellow cedar. D.R. Johnson Wood was the first U.S. company to receive APA/ANSI certification to manufacture structural CLT panels - and CEO Valerie Johnson plans to help grow the U.S. market. D.R. Johnson has received the first U.S. certification to manufacture cross-laminated timbers (CLT) under a new s...

Solutions for mid-rise wood construction: full-scale standard fire test for exte
http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?... [Fire Performance] [Report] 2014
E. Gibbs, B.C. Taber, G.D. Lougheed, J.Z. Su, N. Benichou
One of the tasks in the project, Wood and Wood-Hybrid Midrise Buildings, was to develop further information and data for use in developing generic exterior wall systems for use in mid-rise buildings using either lightweight wood frame or cross-laminated timber as the structural elements. This report describes a standard full-scale exterior wall fire test conducted on March 6, 2012 on an insulated lightweight wood frame wall assembly protected using gypsum sheathing. The test was conducted in acc...

Whistler Public Library
https://structurecraft.com/projects/whistler-publi... [Case Study/Projects] [Web Page] 2008
Structure Craft
The roof is supported by a combination of cable-supported kingposts and tilted Douglas Fir glulam columns. The roof panels and glulam members were all pre-fabricated in the StructureCraft Builders shop in Delta, BC.The 18,500 sq. ft. roof structure consists of sawn Hemlock timber panels on raked Douglas Fir glulam beams.The solid timber roof panels are supported by “kingpost trussing for the longer spans....

 Wood products, forestry endorse Timber Innovation Act
http://www.lbmjournal.com/wood-products-forestry-e... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2016
LBM Journal
The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest Foundation (AFF), Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) today announced their strong support for the “Timber Innovation Act” (S. 2892), introduced by lead sponsors Sens. Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Mike Crapo (ID). Sens. Amy Klobuchar (MN), Steve Daines (MT) and Maria Cantwell (WA) are also original co-sponsors....