Parametric study of timber shear walls

Timber shear walls comprise the vertical element of the lateral force resisting system in many low-rise buildings in North America. A typical shear wall consists of a solid panel product connected to a light timber frame with either a dowel-type fastener, such as nails, or elastomeric adhesives. She...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Maurice Walter
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38105
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-155322/