<p>Wind loads acting on wooden building structures need to be dealt with adequately in order to ensure that neither the serviceability limit state nor the ultimate limit state is exceeded. For the structural designer of tall buildings, avoiding the possibly serious consequences of heavy wind loading while taking account at the same time of the effects of gravitation can be a real challenge. Wind loads are usually no major problem for low buildings, such as one- to two-storey timber structures involving ordinary walls made by nailing or screwing sheets of various types to the frame, but when taller structures are designed and built, serious problems may arise.</p><p>Since wind speed and thus wind pressure increases with height above the ground and the shear forces transmitted by the walls increase accordingly, storey by storey, considerable efforts can be needed to handle the strong horizontal shear forces that are exerted on the bottom floor in particular. The strong uplift forces that can develop on the wind side of a structure are yet another matter that can be critical. Accordingly, a structure needs to be anchored to the substrate or to the ground by connections that are properly designed. Since the calculated uplift forces depend very much upon the models employed, the choice of models and simplifications in the analysis that are undertaken also need to be considered carefully.</p><p>The present licentiate thesis addresses questions of how wind loads acting on multi-storey timber buildings can be best dealt with and calculated for in the structural design of such buildings. The conventional use of sheathing either nailed or screwed to a timber framework is considered, together with other methods of stabilizing timber structures. Alternative ways of using solid timber elements for stabilization are also of special interest.</p><p>The finite element method was employed in simulating the structural behaviour of stabilizing units. A study was carried out of walls in which sheathing was nailed onto a timber frame. Different structural levels were involved, extending from modelling the performance of a single fastener and of the connection of the sheathing to frame, to the use of models of this sort for studying the overall structural behaviour of wall elements that possess a stabilizing function. The results of models used for simulating different load cases for walls agreed reasonably well with experimental test results. The structural properties of the fasteners binding the sheathing to the frame, as well as of the connections between the members of the frame were shown to have a strong effect on the simulated behaviour of shear wall units.</p><p>Regarding solid wall panels, it was concluded that walls with a high level of both stiffness and strength can be produced by use of such panels, and also that the connections between the solid wall panels can be designed in such a way that the shear forces involved are effectively transmitted from one panel to the next.</p>

Wind loads acting on wooden building structures need to be dealt with adequately in order to ensure that neither the serviceability limit state nor the ultimate limit state is exceeded. For the structural designer of tall buildings, avoiding the possibly serious consequences of heavy wind loading while taking account at the same time of the effects of gravitation can be a real challenge. Wind loads are usually no major problem for low buildings, such as one- to two-storey timber structures involving ordinary walls made by nailing or screwing sheets of various types to the frame, but when taller structures are designed and built, serious problems may arise. Since wind speed and thus wind pressure increases with height above the ground and the shear forces transmitted by the walls increase accordingly, storey by storey, considerable efforts can be needed to handle the strong horizontal shear forces that are exerted on the bottom floor in particular. The strong uplift forces that can develop on the wind side of a structure are yet another matter that can be critical. Accordingly, a structure needs to be anchored to the substrate or to the ground by connections that are properly designed. Since the calculated uplift forces depend very much upon the models employed, the choice of models and simplifications in the analysis that are undertaken also need to be considered carefully. The present licentiate thesis addresses questions of how wind loads acting on multi-storey timber buildings can be best dealt with and calculated for in the structural design of such buildings. The conventional use of sheathing either nailed or screwed to a timber framework is considered, together with other methods of stabilizing timber structures. Alternative ways of using solid timber elements for stabilization are also of special interest. The finite element method was employed in simulating the structural behaviour of stabilizing units. A study was carried out of walls in which sheathing was nailed onto a timber frame. Different structural levels were involved, extending from modelling the performance of a single fastener and of the connection of the sheathing to frame, to the use of models of this sort for studying the overall structural behaviour of wall elements that possess a stabilizing function. The results of models used for simulating different load cases for walls agreed reasonably well with experimental test results. The structural properties of the fasteners binding the sheathing to the frame, as well as of the connections between the members of the frame were shown to have a strong effect on the simulated behaviour of shear wall units. Regarding solid wall panels, it was concluded that walls with a high level of both stiffness and strength can be produced by use of such panels, and also that the connections between the solid wall panels can be designed in such a way that the shear forces involved are effectively transmitted from one panel to the next.

Wind loads acting on wooden building structures need to be dealt with adequately in order to ensure that neither the serviceability limit state nor the ultimate limit state is exceeded. For the structural designer of tall buildings, avoiding the possibly serious consequences of heavy wind loading while taking account at the same time of the effects of gravitation can be a real challenge. Wind loads are usually no major problem for low buildings, such as one- to two-storey timber structures involving ordinary walls made by nailing or screwing sheets of various types to the frame, but when taller structures are designed and built, serious problems may arise. Since wind speed and thus wind pressure increases with height above the ground and the shear forces transmitted by the walls increase accordingly, storey by storey, considerable efforts can be needed to handle the strong horizontal shear forces that are exerted on the bottom floor in particular. The strong uplift forces that can develop on the wind side of a structure are yet another matter that can be critical. Accordingly, a structure needs to be anchored to the substrate or to the ground by connections that are properly designed. Since the calculated uplift forces depend very much upon the models employed, the choice of models and simplifications in the analysis that are undertaken also need to be considered carefully. The present licentiate thesis addresses questions of how wind loads acting on multi-storey timber buildings can be best dealt with and calculated for in the structural design of such buildings. The conventional use of sheathing either nailed or screwed to a timber framework is considered, together with other methods of stabilizing timber structures. Alternative ways of using solid timber elements for stabilization are also of special interest. The finite element method was employed in simulating the structural behaviour of stabilizing units. A study was carried out of walls in which sheathing was nailed onto a timber frame. Different structural levels were involved, extending from modelling the performance of a single fastener and of the connection of the sheathing to frame, to the use of models of this sort for studying the overall structural behaviour of wall elements that possess a stabilizing function. The results of models used for simulating different load cases for walls agreed reasonably well with experimental test results. The structural properties of the fasteners binding the sheathing to the frame, as well as of the connections between the members of the frame were shown to have a strong effect on the simulated behaviour of shear wall units. Regarding solid wall panels, it was concluded that walls with a high level of both stiffness and strength can be produced by use of such panels, and also that the connections between the solid wall panels can be designed in such a way that the shear forces involved are effectively transmitted from one panel to the next.

This doctoral thesis addresses questions of how wind loads acting on multistoreytimber buildings can be dealt with by structural design of such buildings.The conventional use of sheathing either nailed or screwed to a timberframework is considered, together with other stabilizing structures such ascross-laminated timber panels.The finite element method was employed in simulating the structuralbehaviour of stabilizing wall units. A series of studies was carried out of walls inwhich the sheathing was nailed to a timber frame. Different structural levelswere studied starting with modelling the performance of single sheathing-toframingconnections, to the use of models for studying the overall structuralbehaviour of walls. The results of calculations using models for simulation ofwalls subjected to different loading agree reasonably well with experimentalresults. The structural properties of the connections between the sheathing andthe frame, as well as of the connections between the members of the frame,were shown to have a substantial effect on the simulated behaviour of shearwall units. Both these types of connections were studied and described inappended papers.Regarding cross-laminated timber wall panels, it was concluded that walls witha high level of both stiffness and strength can be produced by the use of suchpanels, and also that the connections between the solid wall panels can bedesigned in such a way that the shear forces involved are transmitted from onepanel to the next in an efficient manner.Other topics in the thesis include the properties of connections between shearwalls and the rest of the building. Typically high tension forces occur at specificpoints in a timber structure. These forces need to be transmitted downwards inthe structure, ultimately connecting them to the substrate. A lap-joint that maybe used for this purpose has been studied using generalized Volkersen theory.Finally the maximum capacity of a conventional rail to substrate connection hasbeen examined using linear and nonlinear fracture mechanics.

Sammanfattning Intresset för höghuskonstruktioner i trä ökar allt mer runt om i världen. I Sverige ligger fokus på höghuskonstruktioner som utnyttjar intern vindstabilisering med skivor i KL-trä. I de högsta byggnaderna som använder trä som konstruktionsmaterial idag är det fackverk av limträ på byggnadernas ytterkant som når högst byggnadshöjder. Av den anledningen inleddes examensarbetet med målet att undersöka de dynamiska egenskaperna hos olika fackverkskonstruktioner med hänsyn till komforten för brukarna, något som vanligtvis är den mest kritiska analysen. För att bedöma komforten användes ISO 10137. Eftersom egenskaperna hos trä är sämre lämpade för höghuskonstruktioner jämfört med stål och betong valdes att förstärka byggnadens styvhet med en kärna i KL-trä runt hiss och trapphus. Den dynamiska analysen på fackverken har två delar, en av dem berör byggnadens dynamiska egenskaper och utförs i huvudsak i FEM-programmet Robot Structural Analysis och den andra delen handlar om byggnadens acceleration under inverkan av vind och består av handberäkningar. Båda områden inleddes med en litteraturstudie för att försäkra att resultatet i Robot Structural Analysis motsvarar beteendet hos en riktig byggnad och att sätta sig in i beräkningsgången av byggnadens acceleration, samt förstå bakgrunden till beräkningarna. Olika varianter av fyra sorters fackverk analyserades, X-fackverk, K-fackverk, diagridsystem och singulärt diagonala fackverk. Efter genomförda analyser framgick att diagridsystemet uppnådde den högsta byggnadshöjden på 87 m. X-fackverket klarar komfortkraven upp till 81 m och har mindre materialåtgång till fackverket jämfört med diagridsystemet. Jämfört med tidigare arbeten och konstruktioner klarar de undersökta konstruktionerna komfortfortkraven på högre höjder. Förklaringen till de höga konstruktionshöjderna kopplas till robustheten hos fackverken och kombinationen med KL-träkärnan. / Abstract There has been an awakening in high-rise buildings in timber around the world. In Sweden, the focus has been placed on high-rise building that utilize internal stabilisation against wind loading using panels made of cross laminated timber. However, the tallest timber buildings today utilize external stabilisation of glulam trusses. Therefore, the thesis work began with the purpose of examining the dynamical properties of different braced frame structures with regard to not cause discomfort to occupants, which is usually the most critical part of the building design. ISO 10137 was used to assess the comfort. Since the properties of timber are less well-suited for high-rise building constructions in comparison to steel and concrete, a decision was made to strengthen the rigidity of the building using a core made of cross laminated timber around the elevator and stairwell. The dynamic analysis of the braced frame structures has two parts. The first part concerns the building’s dynamic properties and is carried out mainly by using the FEM-software Robot Structural Analysis. The second part focuses on the acceleration of the building under the influence of wind and consists of hand calculations. Furthermore, the work in both areas began with a literature study in order to ensure that the result from Robot Structural Analysis corresponds with the behaviour of a real building and to familiarise oneself with the calculations regarding the acceleration of the building, as well as to understand the background of the calculations. Different variations of four types of braced frames structures were analysed: X-braced, K-braced, diagrid system and single-diagonal types. The analyses showed that the diagrid system reached highest with a building height of 87 m, while the X-braced type meets the comfort requirements up to 81 m and require less material compared to the diagrid system. As a result of the robustness of the trusses and the combination with the core made of cross laminated limber the examined constructions manage to meet the comfort requirements at higher heights than previous works and constructions.