Aerodynamic Load Characteristics Evaluation and Tri-Axial Performance Testing on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Connections and Metal Fasteners to Promote Hurricane Damage Mitigation
Damages during extreme wind events highlight the weaknesses of mechanical fasteners at the roof-to-wall connections in residential timber frame buildings. The allowable capacity of the metal fasteners is based on results of unidirectional component testing that do not simulate realistic tri-axial ae...
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FIU Digital Commons
2009
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/128 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=etd |