All Outputs (5)

The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Livingstone, A., Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2015). The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design. . https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479117.243

This paper reports on the potential of timber for structural applications in the international construction market, particularly in the light of its environmental credentials and the advances being made in engineered timber products. The UK market... Read More about The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design.

Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2014). Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom.

A series of closed timber frame wall panels were tested for racking capacity in accordance with the standard BS EN594:2011 [1]. The test program was designed to investigate the wall diaphragm performance of conventional and evolved (dual-frame) pa... Read More about Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom..

An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures. (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Menendez, J. (2013). An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures. In Young Researchers' Conference (81)

The purpose of this research project is to provide structural engineers with a user-friendly tool for the design of timber structures. This application also facilitates real-time structural optimisation by updating the latest research findings on inn... Read More about An innovative design tool for optimisation of timber structures..

A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Menendez, J., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., & Turnbull, D. (2012). A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction.

The UK has a housing deficit, requiring 3 million new homes by 2020 that will have to conform to national environmental policy and the corresponding regional building regulation requirements. The economic down turn has exacerbated this problem and as... Read More about A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction..

Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Sanna, F., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., Crawford, D., Menendez, J., & Turnbull, D. (2012). Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction.

Efficient and sustainable building systems are required in order to achieve the UK government’s target of building three million new homes by 2016. Given the current lack of activity in the housing construction market to achieve this target, incr... Read More about Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction..