Numerical study on the elastic buckling of cross-laminated timber walls subject to compression

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 199; pp. 82 - 91
• Main Authors: Pina, Juan Carlos, Saavedra Flores, Erick I., Saavedra, Karin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 28.02.2019; Reed Business Information, Inc. (US)
• Subjects: Analysis; Buckling; Building materials; CLT building walls; Construction industry; Engineers; Finite element method; Finite elements; High rise buildings; Mechanical properties; Multi-scale analyses; Novels; Timber; Chile; CLT building walls; Finite elements; Buckling; Multi-scale analyses

•A multiscale model is adopted to compute the buckling capacity of CLT walls.•The homogenization is sequentially carried out from nano to structural scale.•Experimental tests are conducted to determine buckling critical load of CLT walls.•The influence of openings on CLT wall buckling capacity is in...