...construction has proven it can stand the test of time. The art and technology of wood building, however, has been changing through time. Can modern wood-frame buildings perform as well?...
IBS5 – Thermal Performance of Light-Frame Assemblies
...the materials and assemblies used on thermal performance. Because of its long history of use, wood-frame construction has well established insulating properties and record of performance. The effect of other...
...is closely related to fire-resistant construction. The intent of this brochure is to demonstrate how wood frame buildings meet code requirements by providing examples of wood-based light frame building systems...
...majority of house roofs in Canada and the United States are framed with wood trusses and increasingly, wood floor trusses are being used in residential and commercial applications. Wood truss...
The Historical Development of the Building Size Limits in the National Building Code of Canada
The use of wood is limited in larger and taller buildings by the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) based on concern of increased fire risk. The current requirements were...
...new buildings. The changes recognize the advancements in wood products and systems as well as in fire detection, suppression, and containment systems. Densification is mandated in almost all municipal growth...
Design Example of Wood Diaphragm on Reinforced CMU Shearwalls
This document is design example of Wood Diaphragm on Reinforced CMU Shearwalls. It uses a school gymnasium located in Surrey, British Columbia as the example. The plan dimensions are 20m...
Design Example of Wood Diaphragm Using Envelope Method
...30.5 m x 12.2 m (100’ x 40’), with a building height of 5 m. The walls are woodbased shearwalls, with a wood diaphragm roof and a steel moment frame...
A Mechanics-Based Approach for Determining Deflections of Stacked Multi-Storey Wood-Based Shearwalls
The 2009 edition of CSA Standard O86, Engineering Design in Wood (CSA 2009), provides an equation for determining the deflection of shear walls. It is important to note that this...
Design of Stacked Multi-Storey Wood Shearwalls Using A Mechanics Based Approach
This document is a Design example of Stacked Multi-Storey Wood Shearwalls Using A Mechanics Based Approach. It shows a floor plan and elevation along with the preliminary shear wall locations...
Linear Dynamic Analysis for Wood Based Shear Walls and Podium Structures
...more sophisticated methods for the analysis and design of wood-based shear walls. As height limits increase, engineers should also be more concerned with the assumptions made in determining the relative...
...storefronts and grand, century-old, timber-frame buildings. The Algonquin College Perth Campus building sought to blend with this fabric through the use of traditional forms, locally sourced materials, and woodframe construction....
Canadian Lumber Properties is a source of information on the structural properties of Canadian softwood lumber derived from full-size (“in-grade”) tests.
Wood Highway Bridges demonstrates how wood bridges can be designed to be assembled rapidly, resist deterioration caused by de-icing chemicals, and utilize stress-laminating...
Wood Piles provides clear and concise coverage of a topic that is often considered obscure However, wood piling has been used around the world to support heavy loads for...