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Andrew Lawrence, Arup's Timber Specialist, discusses the potential for tall wood buildings.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2014
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Cross-laminated residential towers
Andrew Waugh and Matthew Wells spell out their timber solution for apartments rising to nearly 100m.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2014
01/01/2014 | Magazine Article
Wind-induced vibration in tall timber buildings
Wind-induced vibration is an important design consideration in tall buildings in any structural material. The two main forms of wind-induced vibration - across-wind vibration due to vortex shedding and along-wind vibration due to turbulence - were taken into consideration when undertaking this study. Both types are addressed in Eurocode 1.
01/01/2014
| Research Summarie
Acoustic performance in residential timber frame developments
The resistance to sound is not just a legal requirement; designers should take account of the expected transmission of sound between dwellings, between rooms and from outside, and design the walls and floors accordingly.
The Building Regulations require that occupants of a dwelling be 'reasonably protected' from noise...
10/04/2017 | Wood Information Sheet
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