Force transfer around openings in CLT shear walls

During an earthquake, shear walls can experience damage around corners of doors and windows due to development of stress concentration. Reinforcements provided to minimize this damage are designed for forces that develop at these corners known as transfer forces. In this thesis, the focus is on unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pai, Sai Ganesh Sarvotham
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51632