Study of the capability of multiple mechanical fasteners in roof-to-wall connections of timber residential buildings

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-9

  Ahmed, Sheikh Saad ^a   Canino, Ivan ^a   Chowdhury, Arindam Gan ^a   Mirmiran, Amir ^b   Suksawang, Nakin ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings; Connections; Design; Residential; Timber construction; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

CONNECTION FAILURES; CONNECTION JOINT; CONNECTIONS; CRITICAL CONNECTIONS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN PRACTICE; DOUGLAS FIR; MECHANICAL FASTENER; MULTIDIRECTIONAL LOADING; RESIDENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SPRUCE PINE FIRS; TIMBER CONSTRUCTION; UNI-DIRECTIONAL LOADING; WIND EVENTS; WIND LOADS; WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADS (FORCES); LOCKS (FASTENERS); NAILS; ROOFS; TIMBER; WIND STRESS; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 78751477265     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000064     Document Type: Article

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