The fact that it is a shortage of housing in most parts of Sweden increases the need forconstruction of new homes. A time- and cost-effective solution of the problem can be foundin the modular housing industry where it is known to be a fast and safe production. Just likeany other construction the module housing needs to be stabilized against horizontal forces.A product that is well suited for this type of problem is cross-laminated timber (CLT). CLT isa wood panel product made from gluing together layers of solid lumber. Each layer is gluedperpendicular to the adjacent layer which enables the panel to achieve better structural rigidityin both directions.In this paper we study how a module built with a frame of cross-laminated timber canstabilize against the wind-load. We use calculations from the euro codes and handbooks toreach the conclusion. We find that CLT is well suited for this type of construction, though it isneeded to take actions against the slip and the overturn caused by the moment force. Thecalculations are made for a 6 stories high single module, without the supposed surroundingapartment building.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-43027 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Karlsson, Adrian, Olegård, Sara |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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