Outputs (18)

Volumetric Modular Construction research (2024)
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Brennan, J., Vokes, C., Massey, T., Duncheva, M., Plowas, W., Livingstone, A., Reid, A., Bros Williamson, J., & Hairstans, R. (2024). Volumetric Modular Construction research. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Building on a pledge to support Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in its Autumn Budget of 2017, the 2019 Conservative party manifesto reaffirmed the target of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s and made explicit commitment to support MMC. The n... Read More about Volumetric Modular Construction research.

Shear and Torsion (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Shear and Torsion. Timber Development UK

Eurocode 5 provides verifications for design for timber beams subjected to shear and to torsion.

It gives verifications for design for shear, for stress components (both parallel and perpendicular to the grain), as well as advice on design for tor... Read More about Shear and Torsion.

Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Timber Development UK

The development of CLT brought new possibilities for timber in construction. Instead of framing smaller timber sections to form load-bearing structural systems, timber products using CLT can form walls and roofs of structures in large surface panels.... Read More about Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).

Lateral Torsional Buckling (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Lateral Torsional Buckling. Timber Development UK

Lateral torsional instability occurs when a beam’s compression face is not fully restrained against lateral movement and its relative slenderness is high. The beam may fail by deflecting sideways and twisting about its longitudinal axis; this failure... Read More about Lateral Torsional Buckling.

Cross Laminated Timber (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Cross Laminated Timber. Timber Development UK

Cross Laminated Timber, also known as CLT or X-lam, is an engineered timber product with a minimum of three cross-bonded layers. At least one layer is orthogonally oriented to the two adjacent layers of timber boards

Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products. Timber Development UK

Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction (2024)
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Hairstans, R., Ridley Ellis, D., Cramer, M., Plowas, W., Hart, S., Rogers, L., Connell-Skinner, K., & Seminara, P. (2024). Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction. Forest Industries Ireland

This report prepared on behalf of the Timber in Construction Steering Group and Forest Industries Ireland and authored by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), emphasises the critical role of increa... Read More about Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction.

Eurocode 5: Introduction (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Eurocode 5: Introduction. Timber Development UK

The Eurocode System is designed to ‘eliminate technical obstacles to trade and the harmonisation of technical specifications’ in construction within the EEA. It covers all main construction materials, including concrete, steel, masonry, timber, alumi... Read More about Eurocode 5: Introduction.

Eurocode 5: Design Principles (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Eurocode 5: Design Principles. Timber Development UK

The Eurocode System introduced a design philosophy called Limit State Design. Structures are assessed at the service or working load condition, i.e. states beyond which the structure will no longer satisfy performance.

Introducing Limit State Des... Read More about Eurocode 5: Design Principles.

Timber and Fire Building Regulations (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Timber and Fire Building Regulations. Timber Development UK

The legislative system underpinning fire safety intends to protect life through each stage of the design, construction, and occupation of a building. This results in a reasonable level of protection for the building’s occupants and firefighters in th... Read More about Timber and Fire Building Regulations.