In forest management planning, deterministic timber prices are typically assumed. However, real-life timber prices vary in the course of time, and also price peaks, i.e. exceptionally high timber prices, might occur. If land-owners can utilise the price variation by selling timber with the high prices, they are able to increase their net revenues correspondingly. In this study, an approach is p...

This paper presents the experimental and analytical studies to investigate effect of concentrated butt-joints on flexural properties laminated bamboo-timber flitch beam (BTFB, or bio-flitch beam). The results reveal that significantly reduce strength BTFB. They also suggest failure mechanism BTFB with without are completely different but less evidence shows an obvious modulus elasticity in bend...

Buildings constructed from engineered timber are becoming more prevalent globally as building designers, owners and architects realize the sustainability opportunities with timber construction and the overall aesthetic of a completed timber building. As timber buildings are planned to be taller than many model codes permit, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Protection Foundat...

Abstract The pretensioning force in bolted joints enhances the lateral strength of connections, and causes embedment metal washers into wood. Despite significance behavior design joints, its mechanism has yet to be fully understood. In this study, a washer wood along radial direction was examined through three-dimensional nonlinear finite-element analysis (FEA). FEA results were validated by co...

The problem of metal-plate-connected wood joints is an important aspect structure design and research. Metal-plate-connection (MPC), tenon-mortise connection pin are the three most common forms in timber structures. mechanical properties safety joint connections structures great value to evaluate performance building components anisotropic its susceptible external factors (e.g., moisture conten...

The study deals with the damage control system of wooden houses using wood friction-based dampers subjected to earthquake motion. In this study, friction joints were developed introduce damping into shear walls. Shaking table tests also conducted investigate seismic performance two-story timber structures composed plywood walls, plasterboards and walls high devices. purpose is propose an estima...