Racking performance of structural insulated panels

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1806-1812

  Kermani, Abdy ^a   Hairstans, Robert ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Panels; Timber construction; Wooden structures

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOAMED PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES; STIFFNESS; THERMAL INSULATION; TIMBER;

POLYSTYRENE FOAM; STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS (SIP); TIMBER CONSTRUCTION; WOODEN STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

FOAM; POLYSTYRENE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33750112086     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:11(1806)     Document Type: Article

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