New strength and safety tests pit timber against concrete and steel

Tests show that timber buildings have got quite a large capacity to resist progressive collapse

Thanks to innovative construction materials like cross laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL), wooden buildings are no longer…

Full text: https://www.createdigital.org.au/strength-safety-tests-timber/

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Jonathan Bradley

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Create, 2018-12-04.

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Griffith University

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