Abstract: There are many design techniques and philosophies intended to provide structural integrity or increase structural robustness, thereby making structures resistant to progressive collapse. However, studies that reveal origins ...

Abstract: There are many design techniques and philosophies intended to provide structural integrity or increase structural robustness, thereby making structures resistant to progressive collapse. However, studies that reveal origins ...

Abstract: Lateral resistance of shear walls constructed with wood-based sheathing panels and lumber framing is largely governed by the strength of the sheathing-to-framing nailed joints. In new wall designs, a layer of soft thermal ...

Abstract: Prescriptive design is a common practice in North America for low-rise light wood frame buildings. The prescriptive wood-based shear wall details provided in building codes to resist lateral loads were largely derived based ...

Abstract: Diaphragm design provisions in North America were originally developed based on the performance of diaphragms constructed with sawn lumber framing members. Although these design guidelines have been applied to diaphragms ...