Design and Assessment of Timber Structures

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is devoted to the cutting-edge research regarding design and assessment in various modern or heritage timber structures.

Combined with increased requirements with regard to efficiency in design, construction economy and structural performance optimization, it is necessary to study advanced theoretical frameworks for the design and assessment of timber structures. Wood structure research, including studies regarding key technologies such as the design of new types of wood structure systems, assembly technology, the performance of composite structures, and other studies based on topics such as durability evaluation, insect prevention, anti-corrosion and the flame retardance of structural components, ancient wood structure protection, etc., would help the promotion of the sustainable development of wood structures. The intelligent construction of wood structures, including research regarding advanced technologies such as digitization, networking, intellectualization and greening, and the application of advanced technologies such as intelligent monitoring and online detection, image recognition and computer vision, would help to realize the intelligent construction and operation maintenance of wood structure. The performance evaluation and reiforcement of existing wooden structures are also worthy of attention. Monitoring technology and non-destructive testing provide key scientific and technological support for safety early warnings, passenger flow control, and the protection and repair of heritage timber structures. Uncertainties regarding material properties and components of wood buildings cause difficulties in their evaluation, which also need to be studied and solved.

In this Special Issue, we invite submissions on the new design methods of timber structure and the recent advances in structural assessment, including theoretical and experimental research, comprehensive reviews and survey papers. Articles promoting the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements in timber structures are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Na Yang
Dr. Juan Wang
Guest Editors

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