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SUMMARY:Disproportionate Collapse of Multi-storey Timber Structures - Mili
 ndu Jayasekara\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20211029T140000Z
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CONTACT:Mishael Nuh
DESCRIPTION:Engineered timber is becoming popular in multi- storey constru
 ctions owing to multiple reasons such as sustainability\, constructability
 \, aesthetic and material saving. The more the heights of timber buildings
  increase\, the more acute the risk of disproportionate collapse. Dispropo
 rtionate collapse is a structural collapse in which there is a pronounced 
 disproportion between the initial cause and its ensuing collapse. The majo
 rity of design frameworks focus on concrete and steel structures and\, thu
 s\, design guidance for timber structures against disproportionate collaps
 e is lacking. In addition\, these existing guidelines may not be effective
  in certain cases to arrest collapse. Therefore\, this project aims to pro
 vide guidance on the design of multi-storey timber buildings against dispr
 oportionate collapse by assessing the performance of timber connections an
 d timber subframes/structures. This talk will introduce the concepts of di
 sproportionate collapse\, their challenges when applying to timber post-an
 d-beam buildings and how this project provides the knowledge required to d
 evelop design guidelines against disproportionate collapse.
LOCATION:Zoom (email structures-admin@eng.cam.ac.uk for link)
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