Open this publication in new window or tab >>2020 (English)In: Engineering structures, ISSN 0141-0296, E-ISSN 1873-7323, Vol. 204, p. 1-10, article id 109670Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
According to the harmonized European design code for timber structures, Eurocode 5, all pitched timber trusses are designed as an in-plane structure, meaning that the bracing systems used are assumed to prevent the out-of-plane failure of the truss if sufficient strength and stiffness are provided. The present paper studies how the stiffness of a wooden bracing system contributes to the out-of-plane stability of a trussed roof structure. Results from numerical simulations indicate that significant bracing forces may occur in compressed structural members for long-span timber structures. As well, the values obtained from the calculations according to Eurocode 5 are occasionally far from the results obtained by numerical simulations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2020
Keywords
Wood, Timber truss structure, Lateral instability, Numerical simulations, Punched metal plate fasteners
National Category
Civil Engineering
Research subject
Technology (byts ev till Engineering), Civil engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-92317 (URN)10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109670 (DOI)000510607000028 ()2-s2.0-85076030550 (Scopus ID)
2020-02-212020-02-212021-05-07Bibliographically approved