State of the Art on Timber-Concrete Composite Structures: Literature Review
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 10
Abstract
This paper presents a survey on the state-of-the-art of timber-concrete composite research in the past and recent years. The most important literature references were carefully selected and reviewed to provide an overview and some depth in the development of this construction technique. After highlighting the advantages of the composite system, the standards and design methods currently available are presented. An extensive description of the connection systems developed around the world is also provided. The experimental and numerical investigations performed on connections and beams in both the short- and long-term (at collapse and under sustained load, respectively) are discussed at length in the paper. Other aspects covered are prefabrication, the influence of concrete properties, fatigue tests, fire resistance, vibrations, and acoustics.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 137 • Issue 10 • October 2011
Pages: 1085 - 1095
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Received: Aug 26, 2009
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Published online: Dec 3, 2010
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