An overview on the seismic behaviour of timber frame structures

Traditional timber frame walls are an important structural element of many buildings and are usually composed of vertical posts and horizontal beams with bracing diagonal elements. In Portugal the timber frame walls, known as frontal walls, are usually part of Pombalino buildings, which were introdu...

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Main Author: Vasconcelos, Graça (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Paulo B. (author), Poletti, Elisa (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26311
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26311