Wood Building Technology
A special issue of Designs (ISSN 2411-9660). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material characterization; structural analysis; mechanical properties; acoustic emission; wood science; acoustic analysis; wood anatomy; materials; carbon
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Interests: numerical methods; finite element method; discrete element method; wood science; timber structures; historical structures; particle mechanics; sediment transport; fluid mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The building (understood as the use of buildings), the production and transport of materials, construction, maintenance, and the end of the useful life of construction systems, represent up to 36% of the greenhouse gas emissions of the European Union. Throughout the twentieth century, reinforced concrete has allowed a competitive and rapid development of our built environment. Today, we know that an average reduction of 2.1 t of CO2 emissions can be achieved by substituting 1 t of concrete with 1 t of wood in the building process. Wood, a building material widely spread on our planet, is renewable and biologically based. Compared to other materials, it has environmental advantages in all its phases. The primary objective of this Special Issue is to provide a platform to exchange their latest achievements and to identify critical issues and challenges for future investigation in Wood Building Technology. The papers to be published in this journal are expected to cover new structural products design, new composite mixed timber products, numerical models, experimental tests and validations, case studies, structural health monitoring, etc.
Dr. Francisco J. Rescalvo
Dr. Rafael Pareja
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- timber
- structural design
- engineered wood products
- mixed species
- structural health monitoring
- non-destructive testing
