Cross-Laminated Timber for Seismic Regions: Progress and Challenges for Research and Implementation
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 4
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Acknowledgments
The NEES-CLT planning project and the Tall CLT workshop are supported by the National Science Foundation under the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research (NEESR) Program. (Awards CMMI: 1344617; 1344646; 1344798; 1344590; 1344621). The authors would also like to thank the Tall CLT Workshop participants for their comments and discussion. Special thanks to Andrew Harmsworth of GHL Consultants, Amie Sullivan of KPFF, Greg Gilda of DCI Engineers, Kris Spickler of Structurlam Products LP, Leif Johnson of Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Phil Line of American Wood Council, Scott Breneman of WoodWorks, Steve Pfeiffer of Seattle DPD, and Steve Pryor of Simpson Strong-Tie Co. for providing valuable input and suggestion to the presented information regarding challenges and opportunities of CLT in the United States.
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Volume 142 • Issue 4 • April 2016
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Received: Jul 15, 2014
Accepted: Sep 24, 2014
Published online: Nov 6, 2014
Discussion open until: Apr 6, 2015
Published in print: Apr 1, 2016
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