Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

Mass-timber-frame enthusiasts extoll the virtues of the structural material not only because it is renewable but also because building with timber is typically speedier, safer, simpler and quieter ...

Mass timber building advocates are encouraged by the results of the world’s first blast tests on full-scale structures framed with the renewable construction material. The performance metrics and ...

FPInnovations’ new Modelling Guide for Timber Structures will facilitate analysis and design of mid- and high-rise and long-span structures MONTREAL, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FPInnovations, a ...

The reinforcement of timber beams using composite materials has emerged as a transformative strategy in modern structural engineering. Researchers have developed innovative methods for enhancing the ...

Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal struts ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Kurt Schlosser on May 8 ...

Not all building fires develop in the same way. The flammable material catches fire, the temperature rises, and the fire grows and spreads. The compartment size and properties, the fire load, the ...

THE Committee of the Institution of Civil Engineers which has been investigating the deterioration of structures of timber, metal, and concrete in sea-water since 1916, with the assistance of grants ...

Acquire the ability to perform design tasks for building structures. Study advanced connections, complex structures, and system-level building design. Learn advanced techniques to evaluate structures ...

A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...