2008
SEI 2/2008 Tall Timber Buildings (May)
SEI 3/2008 Structures Worldwide (Aug.)
SEI 4/2008 Widening of Bridges (Nov.)

2009
SEI 1/2009 Structures in South East Asia (Feb.)
SEI 2/2009 Performance of Structures and Seismic Design (May)
SEI 3/2009 Structures Worldwide (Aug.)
SEI 4/2009 Steel and Composite Bridges (Nov.)

SEI 2/2008 (May 2008): Tall Timber Buildings

The next issue of Structural Engineering International (SEI) will present articles on 'Tall Timber Buildings'. The pervasive theme within these articles is the need to approach the design and construction of tall timber buildings in an integrated manner that recognizes the need to employ system level optimisation of the structural design. Important structural engineering themes covered in this SEI edition are seismic design for strength and serviceability, wind design with emphasis on serviceability, fire engineering and use of innovative timber components. Case studies address regional variations in construction practices with emphasis on Asia, Europe, New Zealand North America.

Structures Worldwide

• Urban Timber Houses in Vienna
  M. Teibinger, Austria
• Case Studies of Multi-Storey Wood-Frame Construction in USA
  K. C. K. Cheung, USA
• Alinghi Base for the 32nd Americas Cup, Valencia, Spain
  P. Tanner, J. L. Bellod, Spain

Reports

• Tall Timber Buildings in The Netherlands
  A. J. M. Jorissen, A. J. M. Leijten, The Netherlands
• Example of Traditional Tall Timber Buildings in China - the Yiangxian Pagoda
  F. Lam, Canada; M. He, China; C. C. Yao, Canada
• Multi-Storey Timber and Mixed Timber-RC/Steel Construction in USA
  K. C. K. Cheung, USA
• Building Tall with Timber, a Paean to Wood Construction
  R. Langenbach, USA
• Resisting Earth's Forces: Typologies of Timber Buildings in History
  R. Langenbach, USA
• Pre-Cast Concrete Slab/Column Joints: Experiments and Design Models
  F. Saad, A. S. Hany, M. Hamad, Egypt

Science and Technology

• Overview of Design Issues for Tall Timber Buildings
  I. Smith, Canada; A. Frangi, Switzerland
• Fire Design Concepts for Tall Timber Buildings
  A. Frangi, M. Fontana, M. Knobloch, Switzerland
• Multi-Storey Prestressed Timber Buildings in New-Zealand
  A. Buchanan, B. Deam, M. Fragiacomo, S. Pampanin, New Zealand; A. Palermo, Italy
• A Timber-Concrete Composite Slab System for Use in Tall Buildings
  U. Kuhlmann, J. Schänzlin, Germany
• Performance-Based Seismic Design of Six-Story Woodframe Structure
  W. Pang, D. Rosowsky, USA
• Performance and Drift Levels of Tall Timber Frame Buildings under Seismic and Wind Loads
  A. Heiduschke, Germany; B. Kasal, USA; P. Haller, Germany
• New Technologies for Construction of Medium-Rise Buildings in Seismic Regions: The XLAM Case
  A. Ceccotti, Italy

Eminent Structural Engineer

• Eminent Structural Engineer: Prof Julius Natterer (Timber Specialist)
  P. Haller, Germany

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