The Seismic Response of Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Construction
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Building Code Provisions
In April 2009 the BCBC introduced new provisions allowing the height of wood-framed structures to be increased from 4 storeys to 6. I have posted the link for anyone to look at and hopefully get a better idea of why the code has changed.
Breyer, Donald E. Design of Wood Structures. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Print.
British Columbia. (2006). British Columbia Building Code 2006 (2006th ed.). Victoria: QueensPrinter.
Building Code Provisions for Residential Buildings and Identification of Technical and Process Risks . (2008). Ministry of Housing and Social Development . Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http://www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/wood_frame/reports/ghl_phase1.pdf
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corperation. (2006). Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction (3rd ed.). CMHC.
DURHAM, JENNIFER P. SEISMIC RESPONSE OF WOOD SHEARWALLS WITH OVERSIZED ORIENTED STRAND BOARD PANELS. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 1998. Print.
Housing and Construction Standards (2009). Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http:// www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/wood_frame/index.htm
Kulsky, A. (2008). Multi-Level Wood-Framed Structures: Requirements For Building Beyond Four Storeys. Victoria: BC Government. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http:// www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/wood_frame/reports/scoping_review.pdf
Porter, K.A. Improving Loss Estimation for Woodframe Buildings. Vol. 1. Richmond CA.: Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthq, 2001. Web. 24 Mar. 2010.
Scarlat, Adrian S. Approximate Methods in Structural Seismic Design. London: E & FN Spon, 1996. Print.
Scawthorn, C. (n.d.). Earthquake engineering. in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http://www.mhest.com/spotlight/earthquakes/articles/ Earthquake_Engineering.pdf
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