Recent failures in glulam structures and their causes

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 808-818

  Hansson, Martin ^a   Larsen, H J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Error identification; Failures; Glulam structures

Indexed keywords

LOADING; QUALITY CONTROL; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN ERRORS; GLULAM STRUCTURES; LOADING CONDITIONS; SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE;

EID: 21844466726     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2004.12.020     Document Type: Article

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