Grant: Alliance Grants
University of British Columbia
$132,000.00
Resilient-Timber Building Incorporating Energy Dissipators: Analytical and Experimental Tests_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
EF 2020-21
Résumé
Rapid growth of urban populations and associated environmental concerns are challenging city planners and developers to consider sustainable building systems. Timber is such a sustainable material, but the 2015 National Building Code Canada (NBC) limits height of stick frame construction to 6 storeys. With recent introduction of large-scale engineered cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glulam timber, however, mid- and high-rise timber buildings became viable option. Consequently, the 2020 NBC will push the limit of mass timber, such as CLT, to 12 storeys.
In this proposal, a resilient timber buildings for mid-rise (6- to 8-storey) and high-rise (10- to 20-storey) buildings using innovative energy dissipators and structural systems is considered. The first part of the proposal will push the mid-rise building limits by introducing coupled energy-dissipator light frame buildings with CLT wall that has recentering capability. As this type of system is not covered in the current design code, this proposal will develop performance-based design guideline.
Programme
Alliance Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
549709-2019
Name nom
Tesfamariam, Solomon
Department département
Okanagan - Engineering, School of
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
132000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
601
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Structural engineering
Area of application fr
Génie des charpentes
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
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Resilient-Timber Building Incorporating Energy Dissipators: Analytical and Experimental Tests_x000d_
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Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Rapid growth of urban populations and associated environmental concerns are challenging city planners and developers to consider sustainable building systems. Timber is such a sustainable material, but the 2015 National Building Code Canada (NBC) limits height of stick frame construction to 6 storeys. With recent introduction of large-scale engineered cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glulam timber, however, mid- and high-rise timber buildings became viable option. Consequently, the 2020 NBC will push the limit of mass timber, such as CLT, to 12 storeys.
In this proposal, a resilient timber buildings for mid-rise (6- to 8-storey) and high-rise (10- to 20-storey) buildings using innovative energy dissipators and structural systems is considered. The first part of the proposal will push the mid-rise building limits by introducing coupled energy-dissipator light frame buildings with CLT wall that has recentering capability. As this type of system is not covered in the current design code, this proposal will develop performance-based design guideline.
