Abstract: A timber composite beam consists of a cross-laminated timber (CLT) panel attached to a girder such as a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) beam. Under positive bending moment, part of the CLT panel acts as the flange of the LVL ...

Abstract: AbstractAs part of the Robust Building Systems (ROBUST) research program, several innovative seismic-resisting systems based on friction dampers were tested on a shake table for the first time. The tests examined whether ...