TY - GEN
T1 - CHALLENGES IN THE DESIGN OF A MODULAR MULTI-STOREY CLT BUILDING USING IRISH TIMBER
AU - Phung, Hung Quang
AU - O’Ceallaigh, Conan
AU - McGetrick, Patrick J.
AU - Harte, Annette M.
AU - Kashyap, Rimjhim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© (2023) WORLD CONFERENCE ON TIMBER ENGINEERING 2023 (WCTE 2023) All rights reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) has been developed in recent years to the stage of automation in production, from timber classification, joining boards, applying adhesive, assembly pressing and CNC machining to form completed CLT panels. Volumetric buildings incorporating CLT are now being developed and completed, showing promising results as sustainable solutions for the construction industry. The majority of European CLT panel manufacturers use grade C24 timber, while countries such as Ireland also have an increasing supply of Sitka Spruce grade C16 timber which has been shown to be suitable for use in CLT. This paper presents elements of a larger research project and focuses on the preliminary design and development of a proposed modular seven-storey building in CLT manufactured from Irish timber, addressing the usage of CLT in volumetric modular construction. Challenges in delivering a building of this type are addressed in terms of building layout, loading arrangement, transportation, and structural design of panels. Design for deconstruction is also considered for the connections between the units to enable future reuse.
AB - Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) has been developed in recent years to the stage of automation in production, from timber classification, joining boards, applying adhesive, assembly pressing and CNC machining to form completed CLT panels. Volumetric buildings incorporating CLT are now being developed and completed, showing promising results as sustainable solutions for the construction industry. The majority of European CLT panel manufacturers use grade C24 timber, while countries such as Ireland also have an increasing supply of Sitka Spruce grade C16 timber which has been shown to be suitable for use in CLT. This paper presents elements of a larger research project and focuses on the preliminary design and development of a proposed modular seven-storey building in CLT manufactured from Irish timber, addressing the usage of CLT in volumetric modular construction. Challenges in delivering a building of this type are addressed in terms of building layout, loading arrangement, transportation, and structural design of panels. Design for deconstruction is also considered for the connections between the units to enable future reuse.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
KW - Irish timber
KW - Modular construction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171797355&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.52202/069179-0471
DO - 10.52202/069179-0471
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85171797355
T3 - 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023
SP - 3618
EP - 3624
BT - 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023
A2 - Nyrud, Anders Q.
A2 - Malo, Kjell Arne
A2 - Nore, Kristine
A2 - Alsen, Knut Werner Lindeberg
A2 - Tulebekova, Saule
A2 - Staehr, Efthymia Ratsou
A2 - Bergh, Gabrielle
A2 - Wuyts, Wendy
PB - World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE)
T2 - 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Timber for a Livable Future, WCTE 2023
Y2 - 19 June 2023 through 22 June 2023
ER -
