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Prof Johnson Zhang's Outputs (4)

The shear strength and failure modes of timber joists obtained from the torsion test method. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2010, June). The shear strength and failure modes of timber joists obtained from the torsion test method. Presented at 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, Riva del Garda, Italy

This paper presents details of the experimental method and test results from a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear strength of timber joists. The failure modes and the correlation of shear strength and torsional shear modulus we... Read More about The shear strength and failure modes of timber joists obtained from the torsion test method..

A study of cross-lamination of a multi-component liquid-retaining timber structure (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savage, N., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2010, July). A study of cross-lamination of a multi-component liquid-retaining timber structure. Presented at ICSA 2010 - 1st International Conference on Structures & Architecture

The orthotropic nature of timber creates issues with regards to dimensional stability and strength in most shell/surface structures and i particular in liquid-retaining wooden containers. Oak barrel, traditionally used for the transportation and stor... Read More about A study of cross-lamination of a multi-component liquid-retaining timber structure.

Optimisation of an oak container (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savage, N., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2010, June). Optimisation of an oak container. Presented at 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Traditional containers such as barrels, used in the transportation and storage of food and liquid, have been constructed from timber for thousands of years. The design of the container has evolved over time and the original design specifications have... Read More about Optimisation of an oak container.

Using OpenSees for structures in fire (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Usmani, A., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., Kotsovinos, P., Zhang, J., & May, I. (2010, June). Using OpenSees for structures in fire. Presented at Structures in Fire - The Sixth International Conference, SiF'10

OpenSees is an open source object oriented software framework developed at UC Berekeley and currently supported by PEER and Nees. OpenSees has so far been focussed on providing an advanced computational tool for analysing the non-linear response of s... Read More about Using OpenSees for structures in fire.