Experimental and Numerical Assessment of an Improved Plywood-Based In-Plane Retrofitting Method for Timber Floors in Highly Seismic Areas

Wood-based retrofitting techniques for seismic upgrading and architectural conservation of existing buildings have found increasing application in the last decades. With reference to the in-plane seismic strengthening of existing timber floors, a particularly efficient solution consists of an overlay of plywood panels fastened to the sheathing....