Prescriptive Seismic Design Procedure for Post-Tensioned Mass Timber Rocking Walls
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 3
Abstract
In this study, a prescriptive seismic design procedure for post-tensioned mass timber rocking wall lateral force–resisting systems is proposed. Unlike performance-based design approaches that employ nonlinear analysis, this procedure utilizes techniques and analysis procedures that are routinely applied in design industry practice as well as adhering to traditional approaches contained in current US standards. The design procedure targets providing a basis for prescriptive design of mass timber rocking wall lateral force–resisting systems and their future adoption into model codes. For illustration, the design approach is applied to an example building, with the building’s performance validated through a nonlinear numerical model simulation.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, and code that support the findings of the study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge funding support for the development of the design procedure by the US Forest Services through the Wood Innovation Grant. The use of ETABs software was provided by CSI. The numerical model used for validation in this study was supported by research funding from the National Science Foundation through Grant No. CMMI 1636164. The opinions and conclusions presented in this article are of the authors themselves but not the sponsors. The authors would also like to acknowledge Jonathan Heppner and Thomas Robinson at LEVER Architecture for coordinating an architectural floor plan which worked with the example building used in this study.
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Volume 148 • Issue 3 • March 2022
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Received: Mar 12, 2021
Accepted: Sep 16, 2021
Published online: Dec 23, 2021
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
Discussion open until: May 23, 2022
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