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. In order to minimise 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 outlines robustness issues related to the future development of typologies of reciprocal timber structures. The paper concludes that these kinds 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Beyond The Limits Of Man : Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2013 |
| Editors | Jan B. Obrebski, Romuald Tarczewski |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publisher | Wroclaw University of Technology |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-83-7493-787-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium: Beyond the Limit of Man - Wroclaw, Poland Duration: 23 Sept 2013 → 27 Sept 2013 Conference number: 2013 http://iass2013.pwr.wroc.pl/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium |
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| Number | 2013 |
| Country/Territory | Poland |
| City | Wroclaw |
| Period | 23/09/2013 → 27/09/2013 |
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Keywords
- Reciprocal Structures
- Robustness
- Timber Structures
- Redundancy