Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction
Presentation / Conference
Plowas, W., Bell, T., Hairstans, R., & Williamson, J. B. (2016, June)
Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction. Paper presented at Integrated Design Conference
Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT also know as Brettstapel) is a technique of constructing large-scale solid timber panels for use as structural or non-structural elements. The tech...
Using topology optimization technique to determine the optimized layout of steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures
Conference Proceeding
Li, M., Zhang, H., & Wong, S. H. F. (2016)
Using topology optimization technique to determine the optimized layout of steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures. In J. Herskovits (Ed.), Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Engineering Optimization, (789-798
This study presents an optimization procedure based on the modified Bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) approach to optimize both location and orientati...
Analysis of acoustical properties of wood and mode identification by sample scanning in the very near field
Conference Proceeding
Pantelić, F., Šumarac Pavlović, D., Mijić, M., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2016)
Analysis of acoustical properties of wood and mode identification by sample scanning in the very near field. In Zbornik apstrakata i program 60.konferencije ETRAN, Zlatibor
It is possible to achieve a good visualization of vibration modes by microphone scanning of a vibration excited sample of wood in very near field. The experimental settings, s...
Developing performance-based standards for external timber cladding
Journal Article
Davies, I. (2015)
Developing performance-based standards for external timber cladding. Energy Procedia, 78, 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.137
This paper reviews the background to, and development of, new British Standards for external timber cladding. The standards are being produced because timber has become a wide...
A BIM platform for offsite timber construction.
Conference Proceeding
Patlakas, P., Livingstone, A., & Hairstans, R. (2015)
A BIM platform for offsite timber construction
This paper discusses the potential of a BIM platform for offsite timber construction within the context of the UK construction industry. It examines the benefits, limitations,...
The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2012)
The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists. In P. Quenneville (Ed.), Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012)
This paper presents details of the experimental method and test results from a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus and shear strength of solid tim...
Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors.
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., Chui, Y., & Smith, I. (2012)
Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. In P. Quenneville (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012), 362-369
Floors with repetitive parallel wood joists overlain by wood panel sheathing behave as orthotropic two-way structures since their along-joist stiffness is much higher than acr...
Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework
Conference Proceeding
Humanyun, R., Zhang, H., & Zhang, B. (2012)
Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework. In 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Faults and Repair
In this study, the authors introduced a new image component sampling technique that can be used to evaluate level of cleaning of weathered masonry stone for historic buildings...
Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, H., Mohamed, A., & Smith, I. (2017)
Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach. In Proceeding of the Fourteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
Shear constant of timber glulam materials plays an important role in structural modelling, such as lateral torsional buckling of the glulam beam, floor vibration and stabiliti...
Evaluation of the Shear Constant of a Timber Beam using a Photogrammetric Approach
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, H., Mohamed, A., & Xiao, Z. (2011)
Evaluation of the Shear Constant of a Timber Beam using a Photogrammetric Approach. In Y. Tsompanakis, & B. H. V. Topping (Eds.), Proceedings of the thirteenth international conference on civil, structural and environmental engineeringdoi:10.4203/ccp.96.164
The shear modulus is a fundamental mechanical property of wood that is used in general timber design [1,2,3]. Compared with other engineering materials, timber has relatively ...