8An innovative steel-timber composite floor for use in multi-storey residential buildings is presented. The research 9 demonstrates the potential of these steel-timber composite systems in terms of bearing capacity, stiffness and method of 10 construction. Such engineered solutions should prove to be sustainable since they combine recyclable materials in the 11 most effective way. The floors consist of prefabricated ultralight modular components, with a Cross-Laminated Timber
12(CLT) slab, joined together and to the main structural system using only bolts and screws. Two novel floor solutions are
16steel beams. Specifically, the first proposed composite system is assembled using mechanical connectors whereas the 17 second involves the use of epoxy-based resin. In the paper, a FEM model is provided in order to extend this study to 18 other steel-timber composite floor solutions. In addition, the paper contains the design model to be used in 19 dimensioning the developed systems according to the state of the art of composite structures.
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Abstract:The UBC Brock Commons building in Vancouver, which comprises of 18 stories and stands 53 m in height, was at the time of completion in 2016 the world's tallest hybrid wood-based building. The building's 17 stories of mass-timber superstructure, carrying all gravity loads, rest on a concrete podium with two concrete cores that act as both the wind and seismic lateral load-resisting systems. Whereas the construction of the concrete cores took fourteen weeks in time, the mass-timber superstructure took only ten weeks from initiation to completion. A substantial reduction in the project timeline could have been achieved if mass-timber had been used for the cores, leading to a further reduction of the building's environmental footprint and potential cost savings. The objective of this research was to evaluate the possibility of designing the UBC Brock Commons building using mass-timber cores. The results from a validated numerical structural model indicate that applying a series of structural adjustments, that is, configuration and thickness of cores, solutions with mass-timber cores can meet the seismic and wind performance criteria as per the current National Building Code of Canada. Specifically, the findings suggest the adoption of laminated-veneer lumber cores with supplementary 'C-shaped' walls to reduce torsion and optimize section's mechanical properties. Furthermore, a life cycle analysis showed the environmental benefit of these all-wood solutions.
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