Robustness of Long Span Reciprocal Timber Structures

Nathalie Balfroid, Poul Henning Kirkegaard, Mario SASSONE Sassone

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    Abstract

    Robustness of structural systems has obtained a renewed interest due to a much more frequent use of advanced types of structures with limited redundancy and serious consequences in case of failure. The interest has also been facilitated due to recently severe structural failures such as that at Ronan Point in 1968 and the World Trade Centre towers in 2001. In order to minimize the likelihood of such disproportionate structural failures many modern building codes consider the need for robustness in structures and provides strategies and methods to obtain robustness. Therefore a structural engineer may take necessary steps to design robust structures that are insensitive to accidental circumstances. The present paper makes a discussion of such robustness issues related to the future development of reciprocal timber structures. The paper concludes that these kind of structures can have a potential as long span timber structures in real projects if they are carefully designed with respect to the overall robustness strategies.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TitelFull Papers : Taller, Longer, Lighter : meeting growing demand with limited resources : IABSE-IASS Symposium 2011
    Antal sider8
    UdgivelsesstedLondon
    ForlagHemming Group Ltd.
    Publikationsdato2011
    StatusUdgivet - 2011
    BegivenhedThe 35th Annual Symposium of the IABSE 2011, the 52nd Annual Symposium of the IASS 2011 and incorporating the 6th International Conference on Space Structures - London, Storbritannien
    Varighed: 20 sep. 201123 sep. 2011

    Konference

    KonferenceThe 35th Annual Symposium of the IABSE 2011, the 52nd Annual Symposium of the IASS 2011 and incorporating the 6th International Conference on Space Structures
    Land/OmrådeStorbritannien
    ByLondon
    Periode20/09/201123/09/2011

    Bibliografisk note

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    Emneord

    • Reciprocal Frames
    • Timber
    • Robustness
    • Static Determinacy
    • Redundancy
    • Ductility
    • Brittleness
    • Connections

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