[HTML][HTML] Constructability-based design approach for steel structures: From truss beams to real-world inspired industrial buildings

R Cucuzza, A Aloisio, MM Rad… - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an optimization framework for steel trusses. The authors implemented a
penalty-based approach to optimise the size, shape, and topology based on a dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Deflection criteria for controlling timber floor vibrations: A 200-year evolution

S Zhang, J Zhou, YH Chui - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Timber floor vibrations have long been a significant challenge in design and research,
growing in importance with advancements in engineered wood products and the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of inter-panel connections on vibration response of CLT floors due to pedestrian-induced loading

M Milojević, V Racic, M Marjanović… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-span cross-laminated timber (CLT) floors are typically an assembly of prefabricated
CLT panels connected together on the site. The actual connections are commonly neglected …

Characterization of inter-panel connections in CLT floors using finite element model updating

M Milojević, V Racic, M Nefovska-Danilović… - Journal of building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large cross-laminated timber (CLT) floors are inevitably composed of multiple CLT panels
assembled on the construction site. Due to the sheer lack of adequate numerical …

Withdrawal resistance of self-tapping screws inserted on the narrow face of cross laminated timber made from Radiata Pine

X Li, M Ashraf, M Subhani, K Ghabraie, H Li, P Kremer - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
With the growing global tendency towards sustainable construction techniques, the use of
renewable material regains attention from the industry. Cross laminated timber (CLT), as a …

In-plane testing and hysteretic modeling of steel-spline cross-laminated timber diaphragm connection with self-tapping screws

MF Chacón, A Jara-Cisterna, F Benedetti… - … Material Science & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines experimentally and numerically the in-plane behavior of a steel-spline
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) connection with self-tapping screws. Although this …

Flexural Performance of Splice Connections in Cross-Laminated Timber

M Subhani, SK Shill, S Al-Deen, M Anwar-Us-Saadat… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study demonstrates the moment resistance performance of various splice connections
of cross-laminated timber (CLT) subjected to flatwise bending. A total of 33 samples in two …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of low-frequency floor impact vibration of CLT structures using a single-layer FE model

T Asakura, H Mizunuma, Y Kasai, M Tanaka… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
To establish an efficient and practical method for predicting the vibration response of cross-
laminated timber (CLT) structures using the finite element method, a two-stage study was …

A connection for two-way spanning cross-laminated timber-concrete composite floors

H Chaboki - 2024 - unbc.arcabc.ca
Abstract Cross-laminated timber (CLT)-concrete composite (CLTCC) floors have gained
popularity in recent years due to their advantages over pure wood floors. They offer a high …

[PDF][PDF] Flexural Performance of Splice Connections in Cross-Laminated Timber. Buildings 2022, 12, 1124

M Subhani, SK Shill, S Al-Deen, M Anwar-Us-Saadat… - 2022 - academia.edu
This study demonstrates the moment resistance performance of various splice connections
of cross-laminated timber (CLT) subjected to flatwise bending. A total of 33 samples in two …