All Outputs (96)

Machine Learning for Sustainable Structures: A Call for Data (2018)
Journal Article
D'Amico, B., Myers, R., Sykes, J., Voss, E., Cousins-Jenvey, B., Fawcett, W., …Pomponi, F. (2019). Machine Learning for Sustainable Structures: A Call for Data. Structures, 19, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2018.11.013

Buildings are the world's largest contributors to energy demand, greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, resource consumption and waste generation. An unmissable opportunity exists to tackle climate change, global warming, and resource scarcity by rethinki... Read More about Machine Learning for Sustainable Structures: A Call for Data.

Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls (2017)
Journal Article
Dhonju, R., D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & Zhang, B. (2017). Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls. Structures, 12, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2017.08.003

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the racking performance of partially anchored timber framed walls, based on experimental tests. A total of 17 timber framed wall specimens, constructed from a combination of materials under different l... Read More about Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls.

Influence of test procedure on timber wall racking performance. (2016)
Journal Article
Coste, G., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., Murray, D., & Dhonju, R. (2016). Influence of test procedure on timber wall racking performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings, 169(12), 925-934. https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.15.00142

In the UK, the design procedure for calculating the racking strength of timber-framed walls is based on the rules in Eurocode 5 and given in PD 6693-1. Currently, the PD method does not include a procedure for calculating racking strength using the r... Read More about Influence of test procedure on timber wall racking performance..

Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique (2016)
Journal Article
D 'Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., Dhonju, R., & Zhang, B. (2016). Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique. Construction and Building Materials, 129, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.10.106

A new method to assess the raking performance of Platform timber framed walls, is provided in this study: each component of the unit wall assembly is assumed as rigid, hence allowing to drastically reduce the overall number of DoFs involved within th... Read More about Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique.

Vibrations of metal web joist timber floors with strongbacks. (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Kermani, A., & Fillingham, T. (2016). Vibrations of metal web joist timber floors with strongbacks. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings, 169(8), 549-562. https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.14.00130

The aim of this research is to assess the effects of joist spacing, strongbacks and ceiling on the dynamic response of timber floors with metal web joists so as to evaluate the vibrational design criteria, for example, modal frequencies, modal shape... Read More about Vibrations of metal web joist timber floors with strongbacks..

A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures (2016)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Zhang, H., & Kermani, A. (2016). A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures. Engineering Structures, 117, 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.03.034

A discrete formulation of elastic rod has been tailored for the particular design task of geometric modelling, form finding and analysis of actively bent structural systems. The rod element is fully described by using vector based quantities, hence m... Read More about A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures.

Wooden construction - Innovation and creativity (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kermani, A. (2015, October). Wooden construction - Innovation and creativity. Presented at 8th International Conference DECO

Wooden construction - innovation and creativity.

Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure (2015)
Journal Article
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A., Zhang, H., Pugnale, A., Colabella, S., & Pone, S. (2015). Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure. Structures, 3, 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2015.05.002

Timber gridshell structures, such as the Multihalle for the federal garden festival in Mannheim or the Downland Museum, have been the result of a creative–generative process that indissolubly ‘welded’ the structural contribution to that of form exp... Read More about Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure.

Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints (2015)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Zhang, H., Shepherd, P., & Williams, C. (2015). Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints. Computers and Structures, 154, 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.04.006

The use of bending as self forming process allows the realization of shape-resistant systems, such as grid shell structures. Here, a numerical method for optimisation of the cross-section of actively bent structures is introduced. For a given load di... Read More about Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints.

A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014). A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. . https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3949.8888

Timber grid shells provide efficient ways of covering large openings with relatively small amount of materials. With three-dimensional CAD software, it is now possible to model a free-form surface and discretize it in smaller straight elements, thus... Read More about A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures..

Enhancement of viberational serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, B., Kermani, A., & Fillingham, T. (2014). Enhancement of viberational serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks. In Proceedings of the 10th Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering (156-161)

Enhancement of vibrational serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks.

Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells (2014)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014). Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells. Engineering Structures, 81, 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.09.043

Grid shells are efficient structural systems covering large open spaces with relatively small amount of materials. Also, post forming techniques allow realization of geometrically complex (free-form) shapes by means of standard connection systems. Ho... Read More about Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells.

Enhancement of deflection serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, B., Kermani, A., Fillingham, T., Cullen, M., & Kilpatrick, T. (2014). Enhancement of deflection serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks. In Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Timber Engineering WCTE2014,

This paper presents the study on the serviceability performance of the floors constructed with metal web joists with focus on the deflection at floor centre under 1 kN point load. The studied parameters included spacing of joists, type, size, numbe... Read More about Enhancement of deflection serviceability performance of metal web joist timber floors using strongbacks..

Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5. (2013)
Book
Porteous, J., & Kermani, A. (2013). Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5. (2nd ed'n). Wiley-Blackwell

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in–depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for b... Read More about Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5..

Mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge (2013)
Journal Article
Alonso, C., Porteous, J., & Kermani, A. (2014). Mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, 167(7), 388-397. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.12.00070

The potential of mechanical lamination of timber for bridge construction and its application in developing structural uses for low-grade, UK-grown timber is investigated. A mechanically laminated pedestrian bridge is designed as a half-scale of a 12... Read More about Mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge.

Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists (2013)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Kermani, A., & Fillingham, T. (2013). Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists. Engineering Structures, 56, 1321-1334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.07.011

Metal web engineered timber joists are increasingly being used nowadays to replace traditional solid timber joists for constructing intermediate-span timber floors in low-rise houses and long-span floors in commercial buildings. Vibrational performan... Read More about Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists.

"Portal Frame”. A portal frame with header and column connector. (2013)
Patent
HARRISON, I., KERMANI, A., & MUNIR, S. (2013). "Portal Frame”. A portal frame with header and column connector. 2496577 (A). The UK Patent Office

A portal frame, for example a door or window, comprising at least one header 20, at least a first column 30 and at least one frame connector 50 for rigidly connecting the first column to the header. The connector comprises a lateral header connector... Read More about "Portal Frame”. A portal frame with header and column connector..

A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Munir, S., Kermani, A., & Harrison, I. (2012). A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels. In Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Timber frame can offer many aesthetic and structural benefits over other construction materials, for example effective insulation for energy efficiency, sustainable design and ease and speed of construction. For all the known benefits of using timber... Read More about A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels.

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Alonso, C., & Kermani, A. (2012). Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge. In Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge.

A Cask (2011)
Patent
Savage, N., Kermani, A., & Beveridge, J. (2011). A Cask. CA2794624 A1. The UK Patent Office

A cask for whisky (10), e.g. in a hexagonal or triangular prism shape for ease of stackability. The cask is comprised of a number of staves (11), bound together to form the prism shape. Accordingly, stacking multiple casks naturally compresses the st... Read More about A Cask.