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Design methods and standards

Keeping pace with evolving load standards: Recalibration of LRFD for wood

D. Rosowsky, D. Gromala and P. Line,USA.....................................................1

Three-dimensional load-bearing behaviour of multi-storey timber frame buildings

M. Kessel and T. zur Kammer, GERMANY ..................................................................................7

Multi-storey timber structures in Germany

S. Winter, GERMANY ...................................................................................................................13

UK design guidance for multi-storey timber frame buildings

R. Grantham and V. Enjily, UNITED KINGDOM........................................................................19

U.S. Building code and construction practice of multi-story wood-frame construction

K. Cheung, X. Fang and P. Mazikins, USA ..................................................................................25

Development of a frame for wide openings in residential construction

A. Ross & al., NEW ZEALAND.....................................................................................................31

The generic formulation of member strengths as a first step

towards a unified structural design code

W. Burdzik, N. Dekker and V. Marshall, SOUTH AFRICA..........................................................37

Revised Malaysian code of practice for structural use of timber

A. Rashid, MALAYSIA...................................................................................................................43

Design aids for optimised floor systems for timber buildings

C. Sigrist and C. Gerber, SWITZERLAND ...................................................................................49

Glue-laminated structures

Large, mechanically joined glulam arches

K. Bell and L. Wollebæk, NORWAY..............................................................................................55

Stability of glulam arches

L. Wollebæk and K. Bell, NORWAY..............................................................................................61

New design model for round holes in glulam beams

S. Aicher and L. Höfflin, GERMANY............................................................................................67

A new glue-lam concept

T. Poutanen, FINLAND ................................................................................................................73

Timber building systems and production methods

A timber conservatory

R. Morris-Nunn, AUSTRALIA.......................................................................................................77

WCTE 2004 LIST OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I

The new exhibition halls of Karlsruhe and the applicability of EC 5

G. Hochreiner, AUSTRIA..............................................................................................................83

Chinese rainbow bridges

W. Shen and J. Liu, CHINA ..........................................................................................................87

A systematic framework for long-span timber structures

A. Björnfot and L. Stehn, SWEDEN..............................................................................................93

The use of timber gridshells for long span structures

R. Harris & al., UNITED KINGDOM ..........................................................................................99

Performance of shear walls

Structural Performance of Tall Walls Under Axial and Transversal Loads

D. Leonard, M. Popovski and H. Prion, CANADA.......................................................................105

Narrow shear walls - a portal frame solution

T. Williamson and B. Yeh, USA ....................................................................................................111

Effects of dry and humid cyclic climate on the performance of nail joints and shear walls

S. Nakajima and M. Okabe, JAPAN..............................................................................................117

Performance of code-prescribed wood shear walls

P. Seaders, R. Gupta and T. Miller, USA .....................................................................................123

A plastic lower bound method for design of wood-framed shear walls

B. Källsner and U. Girhammar, SWEDEN...................................................................................129

Hysteresis models for nailed sheathing-to-framing connections

in wood shear walls and diaphragms

J. Judd and F. Fonseca, USA........................................................................................................135

Lateral resistance of tall unblocked shear walls

H. Mi & al., CANADA...................................................................................................................141

Performance-based design of wood shearwalls considering

performance of the overall structure

D. Rosowsky and J. Kim, USA ......................................................................................................147

Lateral resistances of log constructions

T. Hirai & al., JAPAN...................................................................................................................153

Lateral shear performance of the wooden post & beam structure

with prefabricated small mud shear walls

K. Komatsu & al., JAPAN.............................................................................................................159

Characteristics of sheathing-to-timber joints in wood shear walls

U. Girhammar, N. Bovim and B. Källsner, SWEDEN..................................................................165


VOLUME I

Enviromental aspects

The environmental benefits of wood construction

J. O’Connor and J. Dangerfield, CANADA..................................................................................171

Carbon stock by domestic produced and imported primary wood products in Japan

T. Soma and T. Arima, JAPAN......................................................................................................177

Comparative LCA:s for wood and other construction methods

P. Eriksson, SWEDEN ..................................................................................................................183

Durability and renovation

Moisture, mould and wood - a design challenge

T. Williamson and S. Zylkowski, USA...........................................................................................189

The safety of exterior wood decks on residential buildings

J. Loferski, USA ............................................................................................................................195

A probabilistic model for termite attack

R. Leicester, C. Wang and L. Cookson, AUSTRALIA..................................................................201

Reliability

Simulation-based reliability assessment of timber structures

A. Lokaj, CZECH REPUBLIC ......................................................................................................205

Theoretical and practical aspects of the reliability analysis of timber structures

A. Ranta-Maunus, FINLAND........................................................................................................211

An integrated approach to include system effects in wood assemblies

R. Gupta and P. Limkatanyoo, USA..............................................................................................217

Reliability analysis of deteriorated post member

C. Park, H. Kim and J. Lee, KOREA ............................................................................................223

Reliability based classification of timber structures

L. Ozola and T. Keskkula, LATVIA / ESTONIA............................................................................229

Connections

Reinforcements perpendicular to the grain using self-tapping screws

H. Blaß and I. Bejtka, GERMANY ................................................................................................233

Moment-resisting joints with hardwood dowels glued-in parallel to grain

J. Jensen, T. Sasaki and A. Koizumi, JAPAN................................................................................239

Moment-resisting connections in laminated veneer lumber (LVL) frames

A. Houtte, A. Buchanan and P. Moss, NEW ZEALAND...............................................................247


VOLUME I

A linear fracture mechanics evaluation of plug shear failure

H. Johnsson and L. Stehn, SWEDEN............................................................................................253

Splitting strength of beams loaded perpendicular to

grain by connections, a fracture mechanical approach

A. Leijten and T. van der Put, NETHERLANDS...........................................................................259

Design method for utilisation of rotational stiffness

of mechanical joints on the design of timber structures

P. Kanerva, S. Peltola and J. Vesa, FINLAND.............................................................................265

Reinforcement of large finger-jointed corner frame connections

T. Mori , K. Komatsu and Y. Noda, JAPAN..................................................................................273

Influence of moisture induced stresses in steel-to-timber dowel joints

J. Sjödin, C. Johansson and H. Petersson, SWEDEN...................................................................279

Engineered wood products

Parametric studies of OSB webbed wood

I-beams with changing web depth and web opening location

Z. Guan, E. Zhu and P. Rodd, UNITED KINGDOM...................................................................285

Numerical simulation of mechanical behavior of parallel strand lumber

P. Clouston, USA ..........................................................................................................................291

Long term trends of coniferous sawn timber and plywood consumption –

Future demand opportunities for engineered wood products

J. Virtanen, FINLAND ..................................................................................................................297

Performance of composite structures

Grooves as shear-connectors in timber-concrete composite structures

U. Kuhlmann and B. Michelfelder, GERMANY............................................................................301

Composite of board stacks and concrete with integrated steel slim-floor profile

U. Kuhlmann and J. Schänzlin, GERMANY .................................................................................307

Time dependent behaviour of timber-concrete-composite structures

J. Schänzlin and U. Kuhlmann, GERMANY .................................................................................313

Flexural fatigue of beam to beam connections using glued-in GFRP rods

M. Madhoushi and M. Ansell, IRAN / UNITED KINGDOM........................................................319

Load carrying capacity of nail-laminated timber loaded perpendicular to its plane

V. Kraemer, GERMANY................................................................................................................327


VOLUME I

Finite element analysis of timber composites reinforced with bonded-in steel plates and rods

P. Alam, M. Ansell and D. Smedley, UNITED KINGDOM ..........................................................333

Experimental and numerical results on semi prestressed wood-concrete composite floor systems for long span applications

L. Bathon and P. Clouston, GERMANY / USA .............................................................................339

Timber beams strengthened with prestressed fibres: Delamination

M. Brunner and M. Schnueriger, SWITZERLAND.......................................................................345

Rehabilitation of timber beams with reinforced epoxy plates

A. Duarte, J. Negrão and H. Cruz, PORTUGAL..........................................................................351

Mechanical behaviour of two orthogonally glued boards

R. Joebstl & al., AUSTRIA............................................................................................................357

Tailor made textile reinforcements in wood constructions

P. Haller, T. Birk and J. Wehneser, GERMANY...........................................................................365

Non-linear FEM models for timber-concrete joints made with dowel type fasteners

A. Dias & al., PORTUGAL...........................................................................................................371

Education in timber engineering and construction

A study on effective architectural education for students based on construction of timber structures by student's selves build project

K. Kohara & al., JAPAN...............................................................................................................377

Timber design knowledge for professionals of the future

C. Mettem & al., UNITED KINGDOM.........................................................................................383

Education of architects and engineers to the world of timber engineering

J. Virtanen, FINLAND ..................................................................................................................389

Integrated education in timber engineering and forest products technology

T. Paajanen, FINLAND ................................................................................................................393

Architectural construction: Simulation for ‘reality’

P.Murray, AUSTRALIA.................................................................................................................399

Keynotes

New timber constructions in Nordic countries

S. Thelandersson, E. Aasheim and A. Ranta-Maunus, SWEDEN / NORWAY / FINLAND..........1

A way to sustainable architecture by new technologies for engineered timber structures

J. Natterer, SWITZERLAND .........................................................................................................9

UNFF – United Nations Forum on Forests

P. Patosaari, USA .........................................................................................................................27


Modern quality systems require new certification solutions

A. Kuchar & al., USA....................................................................................................................29

Timber-palisade-structures

U. Kuhlmann, W. Grosse and G. Teichmann, GERMANY ...........................................................35

A new solid timber studio building in Dresden-Hellerau

P. Haller, R. Morgenstern and A. Quincke, GERMANY ..............................................................41

A product data model for design and fabrication of timber buildings

P. Osterrieder & al., GERMANY..................................................................................................47

Final report of a research and development project on timber-based hybrid building structures

I. Sakamoto & al., JAPAN.............................................................................................................53

Potential upgrade of timber frame buildings in the UK using timber-concrete composites

R. Grantham & al., UNITED KINGDOM ....................................................................................59

New load-bearing structures in wood – federal state assembly of Nordrhein-Westfalen

K. Tichelmann, GERMANY...........................................................................................................65

Composite beam-to-column timber frame

A. Keronen, FINLAND..................................................................................................................71

Structural glazing on wood

G. Legrand and F. Rouger, FRANCE...........................................................................................77

Six-level timber apartment building in a high seismic zone

J. Milburn and W. Banks, NEW ZEALAND..................................................................................83

Horizontal timber slab from 4 m to 18 meters free span

J.-L. Sandoz, SWITZERLAND.......................................................................................................89

Connections

Development and verification of theory on pull-out properties of lagscrewbolted timber joints

M. Nakatani and K. Komatsu, JAPAN..........................................................................................95

Estimating rotational stiffness of timber joints by using fractional factorial experiments combined with computer simulation

W. Chang, M. Hsu, and C. Chen, TAIWAN ..................................................................................101

Comparison of slender dowel-type fasteners for slotted in steel plate connections under monotonic and cyclic loading

A. Schreyer, F. Lam and H. Prion, USA .......................................................................................107

Effect of pilot hole size on the lateral capacity of lag screw connections

D. Dolan and T. Ramskill, USA ....................................................................................................113

Effect of fastener bend-yield stress on cyclic performance of lateral wood connections

E. Sutt, D. Rosowsky and E. Anderson, USA ................................................................................119

Glued-in rod connections in bending: experiment and stochastic finite-element modelling

J. Baroth & al., FRANCE .............................................................................................................123

The tensile properties for powder-driven-nail connections for round timber

K. Shim, KOREA ...........................................................................................................................129

3D-numerical modelling of DVW-reinforced timber joints

J. Van De Kuilen and M. Dejong, NETHERLANDS.....................................................................137

Creep and duration of load properties

Long term modelling of timber-concrete composite structures in variable climates

E. Bou Said, J. Jullien and A. Ceccotti, FRANCE ........................................................................143

Creep performance of the hybrid timber beams

S. Nakajima & al., JAPAN ............................................................................................................149

Behaviour of laminated wooden beams in changing environment

S. Srpcic & al., SLOVENIA...........................................................................................................155

Characterization of hygro-mechanical properties of solid wood

L. Muszynski, R. Lagana and S. Shaler, USA ...............................................................................161

Grading and non-destructive testing

Wood product test methods and stress class systems in the world

Y. Wang & al., CANADA ..............................................................................................................167

Acoustoelastic birefringence effect in wood for ultrasonic stress determination

M. Hasegawa and Y. Sasaki, JAPAN............................................................................................173


VOLUME II

Evaluation of the mechanical properties of Douglas-fir lumber and it’s

structural glulam by non-destructive techniques

S. Wang, M. Tsai and T. Yang, TAIWAN ......................................................................................179

Combined visual and machine strength grading

M. Frese and H. Blaß, GERMANY ...............................................................................................185

Machine Grading Procedures under the American Lumber Standard

W. Galligan and D. Devisser, USA...............................................................................................191

Analysis of timber structure in Norway spruce timber using image analysis technique

R. Ziethén and C. Bengtsson, SWEDEN .......................................................................................197

Industrial ultrasonic grading for multi-glued laminated timber


A rapid FT-IR spectroscopic method for screening wood properties

M. Nuopponen and D. Stewart, UNITED KINGDOM..................................................................211

Acoustics and vibration of timber buildings

Development of a design method to control vibrations induced

by normal walking action in wood-bases floors

L. Hu and Y. Chui, CANADA........................................................................................................217

Södra Semi – A new flooring structure in wood with improved footstep sound insulation

P. Hammer and T. Alsmarker, SWEDEN......................................................................................223

Vibrations of wooden floor elements on supporting steel framework

K. Salmela, H. Petersson and B. Källsner, SWEDEN .................................................................229


Industrialised wall panels for house building

F. Moonen, NETHERLANDS........................................................................................................235

Effect of load and construction on cyclic stiffness of wood diaphragms

D. Carradine, J.Dolan and J. Bott, USA ......................................................................................241

Effect of aging on fracture behavior of shear walls picked from the old wood house

T. Tsuchimoto al., JAPAN............................................................................................................247

Tests on partially anchored wood-framed shear walls

U. Girhammar and B. Källsner, SWEDEN...................................................................................253

Bridges

Structural performance of timber arch highway bridge

H. Honda, T. Kusanagi and H. Kabemura, JAPAN......................................................................259

Static and dynamic characteristic of King-post truss road


VOLUME II

bridge made of glued laminated timber

T. Nakazawa & al., JAPAN...........................................................................................................265

Timber guardrail combined of round log rails and concrete posts

R. Zhang & al., JAPAN.................................................................................................................271

Dynamic behaviour of timber footbridges

C. Rigueiro, J. Negrão and C. Rebelo, PORTUGAL ....................................................................277

Impact behaviour of roadside round wooden posts

K. Malo, NORWAY........................................................................................................................283

Wood-concrete composite technology in bridge construction

M. Flach and C. Frenette, AUSTRIA............................................................................................289

Reliable assessment of aged timber bridges using dynamic procedures

K. Crews, B. Samali and J. Li, AUSTRALIA.................................................................................295

Development of long span stress-laminated timber arch bridges

G. Freedman and A. Kermani, UNITED KINGDOM...................................................................301

Emerging timber bridge program to São Paulo state

C. Calil Jr., BRAZIL .....................................................................................................................307

Fire resistance of timber buildings

Review of reaction to fire performance of wood based products

E. Mikkola, FINLAND ..................................................................................................................313

The Eurocode “Fire Part” – EN 1995-1-2

J. König and S. Winter, GERMANY..............................................................................................319

Fire resistance of wood-framed wall assemblies: Computer model and full-scale test

H. Takeda, CANADA ....................................................................................................................325

A case study of performance of load-bearing wooden structures in natural fire

J. Hietaniemi and T. Korhonen, FINLAND ..................................................................................329

Predicting the behaviour of dowelled connections in fire :

Fire tests results and heat transfer modelling

K. Laplanche, D. Dhima and P. Racher, FRANCE ......................................................................335

The behaviour of constructions during fire

J. Raadschelders, NETHERLANDS..............................................................................................341

Fire resistance of wood-framed exterior walls: model and full-scale test

H. Takeda and L. Richardson, CANADA......................................................................................347

The fire resistance behaviour of structural sandwich walls,

a methodology to assess sandwich panel building products in fire

J. Bregulla and D. Grifftiths, UNITED KINGDOM .....................................................................353

Seismic performance of timber buildings

Probabilistic software for seismic response of timber structures

B. Sjoberg, H. Prion and R. Foschi, CANADA.............................................................................359

Performance-based design of timber structures for earthquake demand

R. Foschi, CANADA......................................................................................................................365

Reliability of wood shearwalls subject to wind and earthquake load

J. van de Lindt and D. Rosowsky, USA........................................................................................371

Seismic behaviour of timber rivets in wood construction

M. Popovski and E. Karacabeyli, CANADA.................................................................................377

Heavy timber laminated frames with composite material

reinforced beam-to-column connections under earthquake loads

B. Kasal, A. Heiduschke and P. Haller, USA / GERMANY ..........................................................383

Seismic response of timber frame structures: experiment and finite element modelling

N. Richard, L. Daudeville and M. Yasumura, FRANCE...............................................................389

Seismic reliability analysis for wood shear walls

J. Gu and F. Lam, CANADA........................................................................................................395

Analysis of seismic performance of timber structures using non- linear viscous damping

N. Yamaguchi and C. Minowa, JAPAN ........................................................................................401

Hysteretic responses of different sheathing to framing joints

B. Dujic & al., SLOVENIA............................................................................................................407

Material properties and quality

Experimental study of twist during drying and conditioning

E. Frühwald, SWEDEN.................................................................................................................413

Determination of thermal properties of wood and wood

based products by using transient plane source

B. Adl-Zarrabi and L. Boström, SWEDEN ...................................................................................419

Testing and modelling size effects in spruce fracture specimens

S. Vasic & al., SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO.............................................................................425

Structural use of steam bent timber in a guardrail

J. Van De Kuilen and B. Koppenens, NETHERLANDS................................................................429

Compression perpendicular to the grain

H. Blass and R. Görlacher, GERMANY........................................................................................435

Water absorption of heat-treated pine and spruce

S. Metsä-Kortelainen, FINLAND..................................................................................................441

Building physics

Timber frame house construction without vapour barrier

F. Moonen and H. Schellen, NETHERLANDS .............................................................................445

Heat and moisture buffering capacity of massive wood construction

S. Hameury, SWEDEN..................................................................................................................451

Modeling moisture exposure on timber structures

M. Häglund, T. Isaksson and J. Holst, SWEDEN .........................................................................457

Experiments, loads and dynamic actions

Experimental and analytical deformations of the wood-framed building under lateral load

M. Malesza, C. Miedzialowski and J. Malesza, POLAND............................................................463

Structural monitoring of timber buildings: Overview of work in Canada

I. Smith, M. Mohammad and K. Dick, CANADA..........................................................................469

Dynamic analysis of heavy timber structures with friction dampers

C. Eiden & al., USA ......................................................................................................................475

Environmental load paths in a wood light-frame industrial shed

G. Doudak & al., CANADA ..........................................................................................................481

Small-Diameter Ponderosa Pine Roundwood in Compression

D. Larson, R. Wolfe and R. Mirth, USA........................................................................................487

Moment resistance of traditional wooden structure by dynamic and static tests

M. Maeno, Y. Suzuki and S. Saito, JAPAN....................................................................................493

Performance of plated trusses

P. Paevere & al., AUSTRALIA .....................................................................................................499

Hurricane wind damage prediction for wood residential construction in the United States

Y. Li and B. Ellingwood, USA.......................................................................................................505


Short term fracture of glulam at tension perpendicular to grain

G. Dill-Langer and S. Aicher, GERMANY....................................................................................511

A pseudo-ductile approach design of glued laminated timber beams

M. Senno, M. Piazza and R. Tomasi, ITALY.................................................................................517

Prediction of stiffness values of structural glued-laminated beams

C. Ong & al., MALAYSIA .............................................................................................................523

The influence of nail ductility on the capacity of a glulam truss structure

L. Stehn and K. Börjes, SWEDEN.................................................................................................531


A simplified approach for long-term evaluation of timber-concrete composite beams

M. Fragiacomo and A. Ceccotti, ITALY .......................................................................................537

Design of solid wood panels with cross layers

P. Fellmoser and H. Blass, GERMANY........................................................................................543

Tests and analytical evaluation of a composite flooring system

M. Benitez, AUSTRALIA ...............................................................................................................549

Timber-concrete floor in existing constructions

J. Raadschelders, NETHERLANDS..............................................................................................555

Tests in timber-LWAC composite beams with screw-type fasteners

L.Jorge, H. Cruz and S. Lopes, PORTUGAL................................................................................559

Effect of hygroscopic treatments on dimensional stability of I-joists

R. Tang, USA................................................................................................................................565


Structural durability of exposed timber

R. Leicester & al., AUSTRALIA....................................................................................................571

Vulnerability of timber buildings to climatic changes

P. Morlier, FRANCE.....................................................................................................................577

Biodeterioration effects on nailed connections

S. Kent & al., USA ........................................................................................................................583

Timber cladding on the coastal fringe of north-west Europe

I. Davies, B. Choo and A. Stupart, UNITED KINGDOM.............................................................589

Development of preservation methods for laminated veneer lumber

J. Christmas, T. Smith and J. Romero, NEW ZEALAND..............................................................595

Connection design in old timber trusses

C. Perry, USA...............................................................................................................................601


Bending strength of large dimension structural glued laminated composed of

Japanese larch lumber

W. Kambe, JAPAN ........................................................................................................................607

Keynotes

Indoor air quality in a wooden house

T. Ojanen, M. Salonvaara and C. Simonson, FINLAND..............................................................1

The Sibelius Hall – architecture and engineering

K. Lintula, H. Tikka and M. Kairi, FINLAND ..............................................................................7

Modern Finnish wooden town

J. Koiso-Kanttila, FINLAND ........................................................................................................13

Acoustics considerations in the construction of Sibelius Hall

C. Storch, USA ..............................................................................................................................19

Wood in architecture

Lukas Lang adaptable modular architecture

J. Prutscher, AUSTRIA .................................................................................................................27

In search of urban log architecture

J. Heikkilä, FINLAND...................................................................................................................33

New Zealand timber architecture

G. Loehlein, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.....................................................................................39

“Trabocchi”: A sustainable technology for marine environment

D. Radogna and M. Forlani, ITALY .............................................................................................45

The Winter Gardens, Sheffield, UK

R. Hennessy and R. Harris, UNITED KINGDOM........................................................................51

The surface properties of aspen timber, an architectural approach

H. Metsälä, FINLAND ..................................................................................................................57

Openings in a log wall, the significance of construction techniques to architecture

J. Jokelainen, FINLAND...............................................................................................................63

An overview of wood construction in China

W. Liu and H. Yang, CHINA.........................................................................................................69

Tectonic studies on wooden arched bridge and wooden drum tower,

as the cases of span and height in Chinese wooden structure tradition

C. Zhao and J. Feng, CHINA........................................................................................................75

The durability of wood as a building material: a historical perspective

K. Larsen, NORWAY.....................................................................................................................83

Authenticity and change, Renovation of old Karelian wooden villages – case Kinnermäki

K. Niskasaari, FINLAND..............................................................................................................89

Design consequences of sustainable building and forestry in Australia

G. Nolan, AUSTRALIA..................................................................................................................95

Why wood is excellent for interior designing ? From vision physical point of view

M. Masuda, JAPAN.......................................................................................................................101

Structural correlations between Dong Race architectures in China

and Japanese ‘Nuki’ construction

Y. Kataoka, K. Komatsu and A. Kitamori, JAPAN .......................................................................107

Case study: Bioclimatic house in Cantercel

M. Flach and C. Frenette, AUSTRIA............................................................................................113

Development of timber framed structures in Germany from 1900 - 2004

S. Winter, GERMANY ...................................................................................................................119

Timber in the national Swiss Expo 02


Façade constructýons of tradýtýonal resýdentýal archýtecture ýn the Turkýsh black sea regýon

S. Çakir, TURKEY.........................................................................................................................133

Talking, making & testing - Developing Australian timber design skill

G. Nolan & al., AUSTRALIA ........................................................................................................139

What is the intangible heritage in traditional Finnish wooden buildings?

A. Laurila, FINLAND....................................................................................................................143

Conceptual and structural design of modern wood church

J. Kanocz, SLOVAKIA .................................................................................................................149

The “Trabocchi”: Experimental tests and mathematical models

A. Viskovic, V. Sepe and P. Carusi, ITALY...................................................................................153

Grounds of good neighborhood – structured inquiry research in Finnish wooden towns

R. Suikkari, FINLAND ..................................................................................................................157

Wooden image in interior colourings – the Finnish post-war home

A. Herneoja, FINLAND ................................................................................................................163

Residential timber framing as a “value-added” approach

to private non-industrial forest ownership

J. Peters , P. Clouston and D. Damery, USA................................................................................167

Wood pavilion

R. Mello and J. Melo, BRAZIL......................................................................................................171

Gateway Niagara reception centre: A successful integration

of wood and engineered wood products in non-residential construction

B. Hockey, G. Williams and P. Quenneville, CANADA................................................................175

Design methods and standards

Interacting bending moment and axial force on sawn timber beams

R. Steiger, SWITZERLAND...........................................................................................................179

Testing of traditional connections in green oak carpentry

J. Shanks and P. Walker, UNITED KINGDOM ...........................................................................183


New post & beam method – from concept to implementation

W. Lee and N. Ando, JAPAN.........................................................................................................187

Relations within a system - Installing a prefabricated house

A. Falk, SWEDEN .........................................................................................................................191

Rationalized manufacture of structural wood components

N. Rüther and J. Herlyn, GERMANY............................................................................................195

Experimental development of light, temporary structures

C. Sigrist, SWITZERLAND ...........................................................................................................199

Constructive systems using eucalyptus logs for ecological parks in central Brazil

R. Mello and J. Melo, BRAZIL......................................................................................................203

The in-filled wattle and daub walls within chuan-dou timber frames of Taiwan

I. Tsai and M. Hsu, TAIWAN ........................................................................................................207

Suitability of fingerjoined lumber used in parallel-chord wood trusses

R. Desjardins, J. Grandmont and P. Laliberté, CANADA............................................................211

In the research & development project on timber-based hybrid building structures

S. Miyamoto, N. Yamaguchi and K. Miyazawa, JAPAN...............................................................219

Roof constructions of the sport centre in Samobor

V. Rajcic, V. Kazic and E. Šmit, CROATIA ..................................................................................229

Utilizing 3D-computer visualization for communicating aesthetics

of long-span timber structures

H. Janols and L. Stehn, SWEDEN ................................................................................................223


High quality beech glulam

P. Becker and J. Ressel, GERMANY.............................................................................................227


Study on lateral strength of wooden frame structures

T. Hirasaka, JAPAN......................................................................................................................231

Effect of overdriven-nail-depth combinations on wood shear wall strength

F. Fonseca and J. Judd, USA........................................................................................................235

Implementation of an oriented sheathing-to-framing connector model into CASHEW

F. Fonseca and J. Judd, USA........................................................................................................239

Effect of wood density on structural performance of shear walls

for post and beam construction

M. Okabe & al., JAPAN................................................................................................................243

Viscoelastic polymer hold down device for wood shear walls

D. Dinehart & al., USA.................................................................................................................247

Design lateral resistance of rows of anchor-bolt joints

T. Hirai & al., JAPAN...................................................................................................................251

Evaluation of shear performance of earth-wall as a structural

element in Japanese traditional timber structure

A. Tabuchi and K. Komatsu, JAPAN ............................................................................................255

Deflections of nailed shearwalls and diaphragms

C. Ni and E. Karacabeyli, CANADA ...........................................................................................259

Stiffness and energy degradation of walls constructed with green wood

D. Dinehart, H. Shenton and S. Carlson, USA .............................................................................263

Tests and modelling of strength and stiffness in high

performance structural timber wall elements

J. Vessby, SWEDEN......................................................................................................................267

Connections

Nailed connections between Pinus Pinaster Ait. members

J. Branco and P. Cruz, PORTUGAL ............................................................................................271

Capacity predictions for one and two-row bolted timber connections

M. Reid, J. Shin and P. Quenneville, CANADA............................................................................275

Nailed timber joints with a thick interlayer

H. Johnsson, E. Lukascewska and L. Stehn, SWEDEN ................................................................281

Deformation behaviour of double-sided metal nail plate timber joints

T. Zhou & al., UNITED KINGDOM.............................................................................................285

Viscoelastic polymers improve cyclic performance of wood connections

D. Dinehart, D. Joye, and E. Mendoza, USA................................................................................289

Dowel connections: a general design equation

J.L. Fernandez Cabo, SPAIN........................................................................................................293

Reinforcement of timber joints using wooden dowels and adhesive

K. Hwang, M. Kitagawa and K. Komatsu, JAPAN.......................................................................297

Design method of the knee joints using adhesive for the wooden portal frame structures

M. Noguchi and K. Komatsu, JAPAN ...........................................................................................301

Experimental shear-friction tests on dowel type fastener timber-concrete joints

A. Dias & al., PORTUGAL...........................................................................................................305

Double shear test of bolt joint with steel plate

M. Tanaka and K. Miyazawa, JAPAN ..........................................................................................309

Priority of factors to decide the splitting strength of bolted timber joints

K. Aoki and T. Tsuchimoto, JAPAN..............................................................................................313

Experimental test of the glued bolt joint using threaded steel bars

V. Rajcic, A. Bjelanovic and M. Rak, CROATIA ..........................................................................317

Development of plastic theory for Malaysian timber nailed joints

M. Jumaat and B. Murty, MALAYSIA...........................................................................................321

Moment resisting performance of connection between reinforced concrete and timber

M. Inoue & al., JAPAN .................................................................................................................327

Development of connecting method for natural round bamboo

M. Inoue & al., JAPAN .................................................................................................................331

Development of a new jointing system for post and beam construction

P. Rodd and D. Pope, UNITED KINGDOM.................................................................................335

Fatigue behaviour of lagscrewbolted timber joints

M. Gong, K. Komatsu and M. Nakatani, JAPAN..........................................................................339


Flexural properties of steel and FRP reinforced LVL composites

P. Alam, M. Ansell and D. Smedley, UNITED KINGDOM ..........................................................343

Fatigue and cyclic loading of moment-resisting structures

connected using glued-in GFRP rods

M. Madhoushi and M. Ansell, IRAN / UNITED KINGDOM........................................................347

Effect of metal plate connected joints on strength properties

of rubberwood laminated veneer lumber

D. Yeoh & al., MALAYSIA ............................................................................................................353

Mechanical tests on wood specimens connected by metal plates

V. Corinaldesi, A. Dentamaro and G. Moriconi, ITALY ..............................................................357

FRP reinforced nailed plywood box beam

G. Stamato & al., BRAZIL ............................................................................................................361

Binder-less insulation panel made of wood shavings for wooden frame houses

N. Sekino and Y. Kawamura, JAPAN............................................................................................365

Rigidity of nailed plywood box beams knee joint

G. Stamato and C. Calil Jr, BRAZIL ............................................................................................369

Possible ways of taking over perpendicular stresses

M. Haiman, CROATIA..................................................................................................................373

Wood stressed-skin floor systems -- investigation on stress and load distribution

C. Gerber, K. Crews and C. Sigrist, AUSTRALIA........................................................................377

Multi scale behaviour of a composite floor in static and cyclic loadings

E. Fournely and P. Racher, FRANCE ..........................................................................................383

‘Presol© Floor’, a mixed section floor, gluelam-concrete, for seismic use

R. Montagna & al., ITALY ............................................................................................................389

Shear stress analysis in stress-laminated decks

A. Mokotemapa, M. Salomon and O. Ayina, CAMEROON..........................................................393

Bridges

The first stress-laminated timber bridge in brazil

T. Fernandes da Fonte and C. Calil Jr, BRAZIL..........................................................................397

Orthotropic stress-laminated truss plate for timber bridges construction

A. Cheung and C. Calil Jr, BRAZIL..............................................................................................401

Construction of Brazil’s first cable stayed stress-laminated timber footbridge

E. Pletz & al., BRAZIL..................................................................................................................405

Numerical simulation of a cable-stayed footbridge based

on a calibrated numerical finite element model

E. Pletz & al., BRAZIL..................................................................................................................409

Reinforcement of glued laminated timber beams by CFRP and its application to bridges

H.Hirasawa & al., JAPAN............................................................................................................413

Loading tests of two log beams for road bridges

H. Watanabe and K. Komatsu, JAPAN.........................................................................................417

Experimental calibration of rigidity parameters in stress-laminated decks

M. Giuliano, P. Dechent and P. Cendoya, CHILE .......................................................................421

The first composed log-concrete deck bridge in Brazil

J. Pigozzo, C. Calil Jr and F. Lahr, BRAZIL................................................................................425

Timber road bridge built using sugi glulam with a low specific gravity

Y. Iimura & al., JAPAN ................................................................................................................429

Seismic performance of timber buildings

The tube connection in seismic active areas

A. Leijten & al., THE NETHERLANDS........................................................................................433

Towards damage-limiting seismic design of wood shearwalls

J. van de Lindt, USA .....................................................................................................................437

Evaluation of seismic performance of timber structures

with shear walls by pseudo-dynamic tests

M. Yasumura, JAPAN ...................................................................................................................441

Earthquake resistant capacity and elasto-plastic dynamic

collapse behaviors of timber shear walls

K. Ishikawa, JAPAN......................................................................................................................445

Development of response control techniques for timber frame structures

Y. Wakashima & al., JAPAN.........................................................................................................449

Seismic performance of Japanese wooden pagodas

A. Uchida & al., JAPAN ...............................................................................................................453

Development of dampers for response controlled wooden houses

S. Sonoda & al., JAPAN................................................................................................................457


VOLUME III b

A study on microtremor measurements of timber structure

on Japanese traditional dwelling houses

K. Kohara & al., JAPAN...............................................................................................................461

Evaluation of seismic performance based on statistical

research for actual wooden dwelling houses in Japan

M. Agawa and K.Miyazawa, JAPAN ............................................................................................465

Full-scale shaking table tests of two-storey wooden dwelling houses in Japan

K.Miyazawa, A. Nishimura and S. Miyamoto, JAPAN .................................................................469

Fire resistance of timber buildings

Fire performance of laminated veneer lumber (LVL)

W. Lane, A. Buchanan and P. Moss, NEW ZEALAND.................................................................473

National fire regulations limit the use of wood in buildings

B. Östman, SWEDEN....................................................................................................................479

Notional versus one-dimensional charring rates of timber

J. König, SWEDEN .......................................................................................................................483

A feasibility study of multi-storey timber-based construction with fire protection systems

H. Isoda & al., JAPAN..................................................................................................................487

Acoustics and vibration of timber buildings

Relevant physical acoustics characteristics of spruce wood

as a material for musical instruments

A. Danihelova, SLOVAKIA ...........................................................................................................491

Effectiveness of increase in sub-floor thickness on improving vibrational

serviceability of wood-based floors

L. Hu and Y. Chui, CANADA........................................................................................................495

Influence of between-joist bracing elements

on static deflection and frequency response of a joisted wood floor

A. Khokhar & al., CANADA .........................................................................................................499

Study of structure-borne sound through different types of junctions

Å. Bolmsvik, P. Hammer and T. Alsmarker, SWEDEN ................................................................503

Structural characteristics of wooden floating floor and wooden floor

J. Nam and N. Ando, JAPAN ........................................................................................................507

Enviromental aspect

Study of habitations commercialized in São Paulo-Brazil: Impacts in the environment

R. Bittencourt, BRAZIL .................................................................................................................513


VOLUME III b

Development of new recycle system of used lumber from dismantled wooden house

K. Tanaka & al., JAPAN...............................................................................................................517

Sustainable developments in timber frame construction

R. Hairstans, A Kermani and R. Lawson, UNITED KINGDOM..................................................521

Building physics

Influence of time and moisture on distortion of partition walls

M. Bäckström and R. Kliger, SWEDEN........................................................................................525

Moisture transfer interaction between wood products and indoor air

S. Koponen, FINLAND..................................................................................................................529

Capillary water up-take of external wooden panels

H. Tyrväinen, FINLAND...............................................................................................................533

Comparison of condensation risk calculations in wooden

framework constructions by two different methods

O. Belindzeva-Korkla, A. Kreslins and A. Borodinecs, LATVIA ..................................................537

Experiments, loads and dynamic actions

Monitoring wind load paths in a wood light-frame house

G. Doudak & al., CANADA ..........................................................................................................541

The effects of the combination of three dimensional

input motions on the collapsing process of wooden conventional houses –

shaking table tests of real-size models

M. Koshihara & al., JAPAN .........................................................................................................545

Timber frame and structural insulated panel building design concepts

D. Carradine, F. Woeste and J. Dolan, USA...............................................................................549

Calculation of the response of historical framed walls in South Balkan

N. Hatzitrifon, GREECE ...............................................................................................................553

Fatigue in wood under pulsating multiaxial-combined loading I

M. Yamasaki and Y. Sasaki, JAPAN .............................................................................................557

Fatigue in wood under pulsating multiaxial-combined loading II

Y. Sasaki and M. Yamasaki, JAPAN .............................................................................................561

Automatic software for deciding characteristics of load-displacement curves

M. Karube, JAPAN........................................................................................................................565

Method for modelling dynamic response of timber frame building

B. Dujic and R. Zarnic, SLOVENIA..............................................................................................569


VOLUME III b


Investigation of wood roof trusses: Chicago schools 1890 – 1929

C. Perry, USA...............................................................................................................................573

Visual assessment of the deterioration and structural conditions

of timber members used in a beach chalet in Malaysia

A.R. Malek, M. Shukari and S. Lim, MALAYSIA ..........................................................................577

Aging process influence upon the wood composite structure and features

H. Pokrovskaja, T. Beltsova and I. Koteneva, RUSSIA ................................................................583

Material properties and quality

Sample size effects in engineering predictions of wood strength

L. Ozola, LATVIA.........................................................................................................................587

Free cupping of cladding boards caused by capillary penetration:

an experimental study of untreated and heat-treated boards

J. Virta, FINLAND........................................................................................................................591

The effect of compression wood on timber quality

T. Reynolds, G. Moore and V. Enjily, UNITED KINGDOM ........................................................595

Influence of compression wood on MOE and MOR

M. Johansson and M. Warensjö, SWEDEN..................................................................................599

Strength and stiffness evaluation of Eucalyptus citriodora piles in Brazil

A. Miná , A. Dias and C. Calil Jr., BRAZIL.................................................................................603

Investigations on the influence of the key parameters

affecting the finger-jointing process

C. Bustos & al., CHILE ................................................................................................................607

On the compressive strength of timber in bending

M. Brunner, SWITZERLAND........................................................................................................611

Effect of knots on shear strength of Douglas-fir using shear blocks

R. Gupta, C. Basta and S. Kent, USA............................................................................................615

Effect of a longitudinal crack on the strength properties of a wooden beam

D. Ouis, SWEDEN ........................................................................................................................619

Creep and duration of load properties

Long term creep and creep recovery of timber beams

D. Pope and H. Abdul-Wahab, UNITED KINGDOM ..................................................................623

Creep of various structural members in ambient conditions:

estimation of deflections considering initial moisture content

S. Aratake and T. Arima, JAPAN..................................................................................................627

Stress relaxation and failure behaviour under swelling

and shrinkage loads in transverse directions

S. Koponen and J. Virta, FINLAND..............................................................................................631

Effect of duration of load on slip of connections and displacements

of wall diaphragm in the wood-framed building

C. Miedzialowski and M. Malesza, POLAND...............................................................................635

Engineered wood products

A new OSB-product with high characteristic values to be used in constructions

R. Katzengruber, G. Schickhofer and J. Koppelhuber, AUSTRIA................................................639

Wood panels with thin low buckling resistance sheeting

M. Kessel and M. Sandau-Wietfeldt, GERMANY .........................................................................643

Characteristic values of mechanical properties of radiata pine plywood

F. Arriaga and F. Peraza, SPAIN.................................................................................................647

Research on manufacture and mechanical properties

of binderless board from demolition wood

M. Sato, JAPAN ............................................................................................................................651

Experimental characterisation of eucalyptus plywood according to EN789

D. Lopes and J. Faria, PORTUGAL.............................................................................................655

Manufacturing conditions for binderless boards from Kenaf core

and their self-bonding mechanism

N. Okuda, K. Hori and M. Sato, JAPAN.......................................................................................659

Flange width contribution to shear strength in engineered I-joists

R. Brown and A. Kermani, UNITED KINGDOM.........................................................................663

Education in timber engineering and construction

Teaching and research on wood at NTNU, Norway

P. Hovde, NORWAY......................................................................................................................667

European timber-house-expert (EU-Programme Leonardo-da-Vinci)

H. Zeitter, GERMANY...................................................................................................................671

Grading and non-destructive testing

Strength grading of hardwoods

K. Frühwald and G. Schickhofer, AUSTRIA.................................................................................675

Non-destructive evaluation of Chinese Fir plantation wood strength

Y. Yin & al., CHINA.....................................................................................................................681

Evaluation of load carrying capacity of old timber structures

F. Arriaga and M. Esteban, SPAIN ..............................................................................................685

Evaluation of structural safety for wooden cultural properties using NDT

J. Lee & al., KOREA.....................................................................................................................689

The quantitative criterion for evaluating wood decayed by brown rot fungi using NDE

J. Lee & al., KOREA.....................................................................................................................693

Application of drill resistance method on evaluating

the compressive strength of wooden components

Y. Tseng and M. Hsu, TAIWAN.....................................................................................................697

Estimation of modulus of wooden components by using non-destructive testing strategy

P. Tsai, C. Chen, M. Hsu and Y. Yeh, TAIWAN............................................................................701

New technologies for wooden poles network asset management

J.-L. Sandoz and Y. Benoit, SWITZERLAND................................................................................705

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