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Housing Prefabrication And Resource Optimization, Megan Scherpereel
Housing Prefabrication And Resource Optimization, Megan Scherpereel
Honors Theses
Enclosure during construction is often time-consuming, expensive, and at the mercy of the weather. By introducing methods for manufacturing prefabricated enclosure components such as wall panels and roof sections, the impact of the three major variables is reduced. Designs for trusses, roof sections, wall sections, and foundations were developed and selected using civil engineering principles; and manufacturing and logistical processes were optimized using engineering and project management skill sets. These multi-disciplinary efforts were combined to create an accessible and versatile set of designs and instructions that can improve the effectiveness of both a skilled and non-skilled volunteer workforce. By creating …
Wind Uplifting Performance Of Roof-To-Wall Connections And Roof Structures With Elastomeric Adhesives In Light-Frame Wood Buildings, Bilal M. Alhawamdeh
Wind Uplifting Performance Of Roof-To-Wall Connections And Roof Structures With Elastomeric Adhesives In Light-Frame Wood Buildings, Bilal M. Alhawamdeh
Dissertations
Light-frame wood residential buildings are highly susceptible to damage caused by severe wind events such as hurricanes and tornados. Roof failures in residential buildings are commonly observed due to weaknesses of or missing connections. Roof-to-wall connections not only have significant influences on roof performance but also affect building resistance due to their critical role of transferring wind loads to the wall system and ultimately to the foundation. Roof fails when it has no sufficient wind uplift resistance due to improper selection or installation of construction materials (including fasteners) and strength degradation due to aging or long service. Toenailing is commonly …
Numerical Performance Evaluation Of The Wooden Frame Structures With Adhesive Applied Connection Under Wind And Seismic Loading, Sharthak Bhandary
Numerical Performance Evaluation Of The Wooden Frame Structures With Adhesive Applied Connection Under Wind And Seismic Loading, Sharthak Bhandary
Masters Theses
The objective of the research is divided into two folds. The first objective is to study the state-of-the-art modeling method for the wooden frame construction, while the second objective is to evaluate the performance of a wooden frame structure with construction adhesives under hazardous loading conditions using the selected numerical modeling method. The numerical modeling tools were classified under academic and commercial categories based on the purpose of their development. Both academic and commercial tools were further classified based on model types of the structural systems (i.e., shear walls and three-dimensional (3D) buildings) and the applied loads (i.e., wind loading …