Effect of construction features on the dynamic performance of mid-rise CLT platform-type buildings

Engineered Wood Products like Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT) are transforming capabilities of wood as a construction material, enabling architects and engineers to create innovative buildings. Using CLT can have many advantages compared with using traditional materials, not least which is reducing total superstructure gravitational weights. Reducing weight simplify speed up processes reduce foundation costs. Plus, being made from wood, has desirable ‘green’ credentials renewability forest resources carbon sequestration for the lifespans However, other lightweight structural systems, buildings be susceptible high-amplitude motions during ambient or dynamic force displacement disturbances. Studies reported here address behaviour mid-rise multi-storey constructed massive CLF elements, focus on predicting lateral modal response characteristics such The vehicle this detailed Finite Element (FE) models verified accurate replicators completed Here applications FE relate performances seismic events. intent also use them predict windstorms.