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03-CIVE4202 Wood Structures
03-CIVE4202 Wood Structures
03-CIVE4202 Wood Structures
STRUCTURES
With thanks to Dr. Y.H. Chui (Alberta) for some slide content.
WOOD STURCTURAL SYSTEM TYPES
HYBRID CONSTRUCTION
LIGHT FRAME
CONSTRUCTION
Disadvantages:
Vertical Shrinkage
LIGHT FRAME
CONSTRUCTION
BALLOON CONSTUCTION
Wall members continue past the
floors.
Disadvantages:
Full length studs difficult to handle
Difficult to erect
Firestop is Difficult
LIGHT FRAME APPLICATIONS
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
LIGHT FRAME APPLICATIONS
COMMERCIAL
LIGHT FRAME
CONSTRUCTION
DETAILS
TILT-UP
CONSTRUCTION
LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
BRIDGING
LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
FULL FRAMING
LIGHT FRAME
CONSTRUCTION
DETAILS
PLYWOOD
SHEATHING
LIGHT FRAME
CONSTRUCTION
DETAILS
TYPICAL
LIGHT-FRAME
SHEARWALL
DETAIL
HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
The use of large thick timber members or panels for
structure.
Shear Wall
Infill
Wall Bracing
HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
MASS TIMBER PANELS
(CLT, NLT, etc)
HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
HYBRID POST AND BEAM WITH MASS TIMBER PANELS
Glulam Post and Beam, CLT Floor CLT Walls, Glulam Beams
HEAVY TIMBER
CONSTRUCTION
HYBRID
POST AND BEAM
WITH MASS TIMBER
PANELS
Glulam Columns
CLT Floor (No beams)
HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
HYBRID STEEL AND WOOD Steel Frame with Light Wood
Steel Frame with CLT Roof Floor and Walls
CLT Beam with timber
HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Columns and CLT Floor
HYBRID STEEL AND WOOD
Steel Columns with GLT Deck
CLT Beam with timber
HEAVY TIMBER
Columns and CLT Floor
CONSTRUCTION
HYBRID STEEL
AND WOOD
COST
SCHEDULE
FUNCTION
CODE REQUIREMENTS
APPEARANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
CONVENTIONAL vs ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTION
CONVENTIONAL ENGINEERED
▪ Light Frame ▪ Based on Engineering
▪ No Engineer Design
▪ NBCC Part 9 ▪ Requires an Engineer
▪ height< 3 stories ▪ All Situations not
▪ area< 600 m2 included in conventional
▪ spans < 12.2 ▪ All heavy timber
▪ floor live loads < 2.4 kPa ▪ What we will learn in
▪ residential, office, this course
mercantile, etc.
WOOD RENAISSANCE
EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING
University of British Columbia
TELUS SOCCER STADIUM
Université Laval
CLOVERDALE RECREATION CENTRE
Surrey, BC
CESM Soccer Stadium
Montreal, QC
STUDENT UNION BUILDING
University of British Columbia
CREE CULTURAL INSTITUTE
Oujé-Bougoumou,
DALSTON WORKS
London, UK
TREET BUILDING
Bergen, Norway
WOOD DESIGN INNOVATION CENTRE
University of Northern British Columbia
BROCK COMMONS RESIDENCE
University of British Columbia
MISTISSINI BRIDGE
Mistissini, QC
MONTMORENCY FOREST BRIDGE
Montmorency Forest, QC