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Analysis and strengthening of timber floors and roofs

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Resumo:In many countries, traditional construction comprises floor and roof systems in wood. Current knowledge assumes the need to preserve and to protect existing wood systems as a cultural value with important advantages to the overall behaviour of the building. In this chapter, after a description of the most common systems used in traditional wooden floors and roofs, strengthening techniques are presented. For that, the analysis and design of the ex-isting structures is discussed and the effectiveness of the strengthening techniques is evaluat-ed through experimental results obtained in laboratory.
Autores principais:Branco, Jorge M.
Outros Autores:Tomasi, Roberto
Assunto:Timber strucutres Roofs Floors Strengthening Refurbishment Trusses Traditional connections Traditional connections Strengthening
Ano:2014
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:In many countries, traditional construction comprises floor and roof systems in wood. Current knowledge assumes the need to preserve and to protect existing wood systems as a cultural value with important advantages to the overall behaviour of the building. In this chapter, after a description of the most common systems used in traditional wooden floors and roofs, strengthening techniques are presented. For that, the analysis and design of the ex-isting structures is discussed and the effectiveness of the strengthening techniques is evaluat-ed through experimental results obtained in laboratory.