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Properties of CLT
Good thermal insulation High indoor environment quality Reduced in plane swelling and shrinkage: 0.02% per 1% MC (spruce: 0.24%/%) Gaps and grooves can be used reduce drying stresses
Z-9.1-413 / ETA-06/0009
Z-9.1-555 Z-9.1-559 Z-9.1-680 ETA-06/0138
CLT seems to be a maturing structural product in Europe. Why do we need more research and studies at UBC? Can we not just adapt European solutions and technologies?
In N. America CLT must compete with concrete and steel as building material. Its success will depend on performance and pricing; this is governed by production method, installation schemes and resource characteristics. In Europe, the cost of the wood substrate is approximate 50% of the cost of CLT. 19 mm thick C16 or C24 grade structural timber (European White Spruce) is used in European CLT.
Pressing Technologies
Mechanical press (1000 kPa) Nailing system (Aluminum) Vacuum press (~80 kPa)
The socio/economical impact of the MPB infestation is obviously huge. From environmental point of view, if we do not use the wood in a timely manner, BC forest will become a carbon source not a carbon sink!
The MPB wood should be used as a value-added product and carbon storage base building products. Where is the market for the wood? North American Residential market? Overvsea? Commercial / nonresidential market
Adhesive: Polyurethane
Study to make the CLT using BC wood based on available technology Glue Species Grade Surface quality MC Studied the structural performance of as floor or roof plates Computer model and experiments (J. Chen) Studied the structural performance of as beams (I. Bejtka KIT)
Pressure levels: 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 MPa Two types of Adhesives: PRF and PU Two Species: SPF and SPF/Western Hemlock Shear Strength and Stiffness
Compare the environmental footprint of a Concrete and a CLT office building (A. Roberstson)
25
50
75
100
(Normalized as a percentage)
Renewable
60
Non Renewable
37
14
-753
Preliminary results UBC Adam Robertson MASc Study
C1-4 (4) C2-2 (5) C2-2 C3-1 (6) C3-2 (7) C3-2 C3-2 C3-3 (11) C4-1 (13)
4,5 2,3 2,3,4 1,2 1,2 1,2 & 3,4 3,4,5 3,4,5 3,4
Development of NDT technique for CLT QC evaluation and control Seismic response of CLT mid-rise system
Chui Lam/Haukaas
UNB UBC
Stiffness and strength of CLT diaphragms (in-plane loading) Lam/Haukaas Manufacturing Parameters on CLT Floor Performance to resist out-ofplane loading Lam/Haukaas
UBC UBC
Stability of CLT wall under vertical load Force transfer around openings in CLT buildings(lateral load) Innovative CLT Building Systems Localized Rolling Shear Reinforcement and Post-tensioned CLT system
Lam/Haukaas Lam/Haukaas
UBC UBC
Lam/Haukaas
UBC
Salenikovich/Smith
Laval/UNB
BC Forest Innovation Investment NSERC NRCAN Value to Wood Program CST Innovations Canfor Corp. Coast Forest Products Association RJC Consulting Engineers TU Graz, AU Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GE Ivalsa, IT