Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction.

Menendez, Jesus; Leitch, Kenneth; Hairstans, Robert

Abstract

In order to resist lateral loads, modern methods of timber construction are reliant on the in-plane shear strength of the walls orientated parallel to the applied action. In closed panel systems, the shear stresses are transferred to the foundations by the sole plate through the sheathing board, which is usually mechanically jointed to the timber frame. Since closed panels are delivered to site as single units, access to the internal bottom rail is rather restricted and novel, efficient solutions to secure the panel to the substrate are required. Sole plate fixing components for open and closed panel systems were tested in isolation and combination in order to validate a simplistic version of the weakest link theory. As a result, findings were embedded into a software database with a direct link to a previously developed sole plate and racking design application. This integrated process facilitates the structural optimization of the sole plate detail.

Citation

Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2014). Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. In S. Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, & H. Garrecht (Eds.), Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies (109-118). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10

• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Pages: 109-118
• Series Title: RILEM Bookseries
• Series ISSN: 2211-0844
• Book Title: Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies
• ISBN: 978-94-007-7810-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10
• Keywords: Timber to concrete; shear wall; racking; closed panel system; MMC
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10115