Proposal for Defining a Tall Timber Building
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 12
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors’ research is supported by EPSRC Grant EP/M01679X/1 and by a Leverhulme Trust Programme Grant. The authors would like to acknowledge the CTBUH Tall Timber Working Group for highlighting the need for clarification on this topic.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 142 • Issue 12 • December 2016
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Received: Feb 4, 2016
Accepted: May 25, 2016
Published online: Jul 15, 2016
Published in print: Dec 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Dec 15, 2016
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