Grant: Alliance Grants
Université d'Ottawa
$29,833.00
Deflection of multi-storey buildings containing shearwall
FY 2024-25
Summary
Recent development in construction codes and standards have driven the need to better understand the performance of wood shearwalls with respect to heightened seismic loads especially for multi-storey wood structures. The proposed project is conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Wood Council as the industrial partner, and it aims to address the impact of extending the light-frame wood shearwalls to taller buildings especially as it pertains to wall deformation. The project will focus on experimental testing and analytical development to provide engineers with improved understanding of the shearwall behaviours, especially in high seismic regions. New design rules backed by experimental and computational research on the deflection of shearwalls has potential to reduce the current practice of over-designing that introduces additional costs and affects the competitiveness of Canada's forest products industry.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
590082-2023
Name nom
Doudak, Ghasan G
Department département
Civil Engineering
Organization id
28
Institution établissement
Université d'Ottawa
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2023
Award amount
29833
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
603
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Construction methods
Area of application fr
Méthodes de construction
Research subject code
1107
Research subject group en
Structural engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie des structures
Research subject en
Earthquake engineering
Research subject fr
Génie parasismique
Field of research list names en
Not available
Field of research list names fr
Non disponible
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Deflection of multi-storey buildings containing shearwall
Keywords
cross laminated timber construction; cumulative effects; deflection of multi-storey buildings; earthquake engineering; light frame construction
Application summary
Recent development in construction codes and standards have driven the need to better understand the performance of wood shearwalls with respect to heightened seismic loads especially for multi-storey wood structures. The proposed project is conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Wood Council as the industrial partner, and it aims to address the impact of extending the light-frame wood shearwalls to taller buildings especially as it pertains to wall deformation. The project will focus on experimental testing and analytical development to provide engineers with improved understanding of the shearwall behaviours, especially in high seismic regions. New design rules backed by experimental and computational research on the deflection of shearwalls has potential to reduce the current practice of over-designing that introduces additional costs and affects the competitiveness of Canada's forest products industry.
