The focus of this research is the stress laminated timber cellular deck. The testing program has involved application of loads that modelled both the design serviceability and design ultimate conditions, and identified slip and load redistribution mechanisms, which occur at the limit state of linear composite behaviour. This paper presents a summary of the results of this testing and discusses ...

Timber is a two player game played on a directed graph, with a domino on each arc. The direction of the arc indicates the direction in which the domino can be initially toppled. If one domino is toppled, it topples the dominoes in the direction it was toppled and creates a chain reaction. The goal of this game is to topple all the dominoes and the player who topples the last dominoes wins. A P ...

Abstract We present an optimal control model to simultaneously determine the planting density, thinning schedules, harvest age, and revenues of even-aged longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris Mill) stand, iconic species in Southeastern United States. assume that forest stand is managed for timber production carbon sequestration under different site indexes—a measurement potential productivity. Our si...

Managing and verifying forest products in a value chain is often reliant on easily manipulated document or digital tracking methods – Chain of Custody Systems. We aim to create a new means of tracking timber by developing a tamper proof digital system based on Blockchain technology. Blockchain will be combined with new digital protocols for physical verification and authentication. Deliverables...

The paper provides mathematical modelling for prefabricated timber-framed walls composed of a timber frame and two different types of sheathing boards. Since by wood-based boards (WBB) the tensile strength is similar to the compressive one, there are practically no cracks appearing in the boards. On the other hand, in case of fibre-plaster sheathing boards (FPB) the tensile strength is approxim...

The overall aim of our research is to eventually develop a viable system, using pinus radiata, for multi-storey timber buildings up to 6 storeys. One of the main issues is achieving sound resistant timber floors that are economically viable. This paper reports on the acoustic testing of a prototype floor, with radiata pole joists. Measurements were made of the objective performance. The results...

This paper describes the implementation of control algorithms for a mobile robot vehicle using the programming language Timber, which offers a high-level, declarative approach to key aspects of embedded systems development such as real-time control, event handling, and concurrency. In particular, we show how Timber supports an elegant, compositional approach to program construction and reuse— f...

Structural glass combined with a timber frame is a composite system that has a predisposition for good behavior during an earthquake, it is energy-efficient and cost-effective, aesthetically acceptable and has a good load-bearing characteristics. In recent years, several research projects of composite systems timber structural glass are in progress and according to the present results basic gui...

This paper ditcusses the functions preseni in a sophisticated relation browser with support for icons, maps, text and normal fixed format relations. A discussion of some of the required data base extensions to support, such a browser is also presented. I INTRODUCTIOX This paper suggests the design of TIMBER (Text, icon and Map Browser for Extended Relations), a user friendly, graphics-oriented ...

Embedded systems are often operating under hard real-time constraints, while at the same time being constrained by severe restrictions on power consumption. For such systems, robustness and reliability can be a question of life and death, which calls for rigorous system design and methodologies for validation. In this paper we advocate a design methodology for low-power, real-time systems, base...