Terminus, Vancouver Island: solving a mass timber challenge in a seismic region

Author: Brendan Fitzgerald, Ilana Danzig, Ross Jardine, Mehrdad Jahangiri

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1 April 2022

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Terminus, Vancouver Island: solving a mass timber challenge in a seismic region

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Brendan Fitzgerald, Ilana Danzig, Ross Jardine, Mehrdad Jahangiri
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Ilana Danzig, Ross Jardine, Mehrdad Jahangiri

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 100, Issue 4, 2022, Page(s) 30-34

Date published

1 April 2022

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Brendan Fitzgerald, Ilana Danzig, Ross Jardine, Mehrdad Jahangiri

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 100, Issue 4, 2022, Page(s) 30-34

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Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

This article describes the design and construction of a five-storey commercial building featuring a novel steel buckling-restrained brace lateral system framed within its mass timber superstructure.

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