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Improving wind resistance of wood-frame houses
AbstractWood-frame houses (light-frame timber construction) are one of the types of buildings most extensively damaged in high winds. Postdisasterinvestigations have identified certain weak links in this type of building, including the use of toenails to anchor rafters and ceiling joists to the bearing plates, the lack of wall resistance to both uplift and racking, the lack of wall anchorage to foundation and so on. Techniques to improve these weak links are discussed. A new research project aimed at developing an analytical method to calculate the response of wood-frame houses to high winds is described. Successful development of this method will enable the determination of the forces and moments on the joints of conventional wood-frame houses caused by high winds under various conditions, and a systematic assessment of the adequacy of the joints to resist high winds.
Improving wind resistance of wood-frame houses
AbstractWood-frame houses (light-frame timber construction) are one of the types of buildings most extensively damaged in high winds. Postdisasterinvestigations have identified certain weak links in this type of building, including the use of toenails to anchor rafters and ceiling joists to the bearing plates, the lack of wall resistance to both uplift and racking, the lack of wall anchorage to foundation and so on. Techniques to improve these weak links are discussed. A new research project aimed at developing an analytical method to calculate the response of wood-frame houses to high winds is described. Successful development of this method will enable the determination of the forces and moments on the joints of conventional wood-frame houses caused by high winds under various conditions, and a systematic assessment of the adequacy of the joints to resist high winds.
Improving wind resistance of wood-frame houses
Liu, Henry (author) / Gopalaratnam, V.S. (author) / Nateghi, F. (author)
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics ; 36 ; 699-707
1990-01-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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