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  • Wood materials and shearwalls of older light-frame residential structures

    Creator:
    Carroll, Cameron T.
    Abstract:
    Light-frame construction practices and materials have changed greatly over the past 100 years. Contemporary research has focused on modern construction; thus, we know a great deal about the behavior of modern lightframe buildings under lateral forces. However, there are many light-frame buildings that were built prior to the introduction of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    research on evaluation, maintenance, and upgrading of timber structures in service. The authors stated

  • Sustainable construction safety and health rating system

    Creator:
    Rajendran, Sathyanarayanan
    Abstract:
    The main objective of this research study is to incorporate construction worker safety and health into sustainable design and construction practices. This can be fulfilled by the development of an innovative construction worker safety and health planning tool, called Sustainable Construction Safety and Health (SCSH) Rating System that will: •...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    truly sustainable from a safety and health perspective. Currently, the construction industry s