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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..