Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls

Research Output

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the racking performance of partially anchored timber framed walls, based on experimental tests. A total of 17 timber framed wall specimens, constructed from a combination of materials under different load configurations, were tested. The experimental study was designed to
examine the influence of a range of geometrical parameters, such as fastener size and spacings, wall length, arrangement of studs and horizontal members, as well as the effect of vertical loading on the racking strength and stiffness of the walls. The experimental results were then compared with results obtained from design rules,
as given in the relevant European standards, to determine the racking performance of the walls, and are discussed in the paper.

Type:

Article
Date:

10 August 2017
Publication Status:

Published
DOI:

10.1016/j.istruc.2017.08.003
Cross Ref:

S2352012417300498
ISSN:

2352-0124
Library of Congress:

TH Building construction
Dewey Decimal Classification:

721 Architectural structure
Funders:

Edinburgh Napier Funded; Edinburgh Napier University

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/output/974143 Dhonju, R., D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & Zhang, B. (2017). Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls. Structures, 12, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2017.08.003

Citation

Dhonju, R., D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & Zhang, B. (2017). Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls. Structures, 12, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2017.08.003