Timber terraced housing

Assessment of transverse stability

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

J.J.A. Penners Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

G.J.P. Ravenshorst Bio-based Structures & Materials - CEG (supervisor 1)
P.A. de Vries Steel & Composite Structures - CEG (supervisor 2)
C. Noteboom Applied Mechanics - CEG (supervisor 2)
B.J.C. de Leijer (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences
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Published Date

15-02-2024

Language

English

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Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

The transverse stability of timber terraced houses can be provided by CLT stability walls where decoupled timber terraced houses are preferred to meet acoustic requirements leading to rather large thicknesses for the CLT stability walls and many large connections for anchorage to the foundation. The main goal of this research was to investigate the transverse stability behaviour of timber terraced houses, using a case study provided by WSP.

Models to assess the transverse stability of timber terraced houses are simple schematizations with hand calculations of the decoupled and coupled timber terraced houses and FE models of decoupled timber terraced houses with and without T-section and coupled timber terraced houses with and without T-section. The coupling of the houses can be achieved by 4 Straviwood Modulink 6.0 kN connections per floor level. The T-section can be realised with double screws with diameter 𝑑 = 12 𝑚𝑚 with a spacing of 𝑠 = 100 𝑚𝑚.

Simple schematizations with hand calculations of the decoupled and coupled timber terraced houses result in overdimensioning of the connections since bending of the floors due to deformation of the stability wall, providing resistance to the deformation of the stability wall, is not considered. This resulted in 6 hold downs per CLT stability wall.

Compared to the FE model of decoupled timber terraced houses without T-section, all FE models have a positive influence on the design of connections in terms of reduction of number of hold downs and improvement of the total tension support reaction. Coupling of the houses is better compared to application of a T-section for decoupled houses. An improvement of the total tension support reaction of 83% and 67% for respectively the house on the left and the house on the right, compared to the decoupled timber terraced houses without T-section, can be achieved by coupled timber terraced houses with T-section. This also resulted in a reduction of 5 hold downs per CLT stability wall and the possibility to reduce the thickness of the CLT stability wall.