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Abbas, N M A (2007) Construction claims in Saudi Arabia: a study of sources and associations of claims, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde.
Abdalall, S (2017) Concurrent delay analysis in public works construction disputes: a cross-jurisdictional study of Egypt, Scotland and England, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School, University of Strathclyde.
Adjei-Kumi, T (1997) The development of an intelligent system for visual simulation of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Al-Meshekeh, H S S (1991) The relationship between conflict management style and construction project effectiveness, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Alahmadi, N H (2018) Nudging contracting firms rivals within municipal road projects in Saudi Arabia to bid competitively, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture , University of Strathclyde.
Bell, T (2018) A detailed investigation into the engineering properties and challenges affecting the potential introduction of a UK grown dowel-laminated timber floor panel into the domestic construction market, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: case study; experiment; materials; new build; offsite; sustainable building; timber; UK; wood
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- URL: http://digitool.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=32810
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Satisfying the demand for more efficient and sustainable buildings presents a considerable challenge to the UK construction industry. Increasingly, the UK construction industry is looking towards prefabricated or offsite construction as a means of providing economic, sustainable and energy efficient buildings. Timber and engineered wood products (EWPs) are ideally suited to take advantage of the trend towards off site construction. However, in the UK, planted commercial tree species, are only used in a limited fashion by the UK construction industry as it is generally perceived to be of low quality. Forestry projections indicate that within the next 10 to 15 years there will be an abundance of UK timber as large amounts of standing stock reach maturity. Subsequently, there is a need to fully utilise the available and future resource, lest large amounts of commercial timber and capital will be underutilised. This has led to more research being conducted into new or novel methods of maximising the potential of the existing and predicted UK timber stock. Whilst the production of a variety of EWPs have been embraced on the continent by small to medium enterprises working in the timber industry similar developments in the UK have been less forthcoming. One such product that has been developed on the continent is Brettstapel, Dowellam or Dowel laminated timber (DLT). These are solid timber panels that are formed without the use of adhesive and rely on hardwood dowels to join the single laminations together to form a panel. The creation of an engineered timber product without synthetic adhesives allows for a real reduction in the energy used to create a higher value EWP that can be produced in a variety of shapes and finishes. Building upon the research of the Centre for Offsite Construction and Innovative Solutions (COCIS), this thesis explores the development of a DLT panel formed predominately of UK grown timber. A ground up approach to developing a DLT floor panel was undertaken; this included identifying market opportunities, locating avenues for its application and determining barriers to its implementation. One of these barriers highlighted within a market study was the lack of technical information and guidance. The provision of technical information for the panel incorporated a staged analysis of materials and structural mechanisms within a panel that defined its structural performance. These included the determination of the pertinent mechanical properties of the softwood laminations and hardwood dowels including combined timber embedment properties to determine the most appropriate materials to be used in a panel. An experimental investigation into the use of hardwood beech dowels in conjunction with UK Sitka spruce and larch members in double and multiple shear plane connections is also undertaken. The findings for the study are integrated into a process for the design and verification for UK DLT panels. Through a series of experimental tests conducted on UK grown and produced DLT panels the thesis demonstrates that UK grown timber could be used to create DLT panels in the future. However, the position of the dowel and the overall stiffness of the all-timber connection cannot ensure a composite panel with improved performance is created. Finally, the thesis demonstrates the potential for the UK production of DLT panels by presenting a case study for a new build property in the Scottish Highlands that utilises UK softwood and information obtained in this study.
Branki, C N E (1995) Agents, applications, and interactions in collaborative building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Campos, C R (2023) Simplified Matlab calculation tool for LCA optimization of domestic buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Charley, J (1995) The dialectic of the built environment: A study in the historical transformation of labour and space, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Coffey, M (1995) The propensity for participation in mechanical and electrical sub-contractors in the British construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Collins, H J (2007) Identity and interpretation of the built environment: a case study of interpretation of symbolic artefacts in the organisational built environment and it's effect on the identity forming process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Craigen, A (1990) Britain's school building estate: evaluation by life cycle for effective maintenance, with an illustrated study on Glasgow schools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Cummings, A J G (1980) The York Buildings Company: A case study in eighteenth century corporation mismanagement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Duncheva, T A (2019) Offsite timber systems multi-factor productivity index, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture , University of Strathclyde.
Hajjah Dayang Suzana, B H A A (2006) An exploration of the business environment of the construction industry of Negara Brunei Darussalam: in the context of public-private partnerships, privatisation and private finance initiatives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Science , University of Strathclyde.
Hand, J W (1998) Removing barriers to the use of simulation in the building design professions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Hassanien, A (2003) Analysing hotel repositioning through property renovation in the hospitality industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, The Scottish Hotel School , University of Strathclyde.
Hughes, J (2020) Global claims in engineering and construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School , University of Strathclyde.
Ibrahim, W A B (2016) Regulatory framework for adjudicators in the Malaysian construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School , University of Strathclyde.
Makulsawatudom, A (2003) Construction productivity measurement and improvement in Thailand by improved work-sampling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of Strathclyde.
Mansfield, N R (1990) The internationalisation of the British construction consulting sector and technology transfer in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Marketing , University of Strathclyde.
McElroy, L B (2009) Embedding integrated building performance assessment in design practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Science , University of Strathclyde.
McLellan, R (1994) The use of project management procedures by construction contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering , University of Strathclyde.
Mohd Nor, M F I (2019) The development of a pedagogical framework for the integration of building information modelling in the architecture degree programme in Malaysia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture , University of Strathclyde.
Morbitzer, C A (2003) Towards the integration of simulation into the building design process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Nakhi, A E (1995) Adaptive construction modelling within whole building dynamic simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Newton, S (1983) Analysis of construction economics: a cost simulation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Science , University of Strathclyde.
Orsaah, S (1984) Perception and management of risk in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Marketing , University of Strathclyde.
Salamati, A A (2001) Urban housing design in Iran in response to socio-cultural and environmental conditions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of Strathclyde.
Sinha, S (2006) Skill based framework for measuring complexity of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Tennant, S (2007) Site management teams and project performance in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture , University of Strathclyde.
Verzobio, A (2020) Supporting rational decision-making in civil engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Walters, R J (1983) An evaluation of user experience of CAAD: With particular reference to health buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
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Yakubu, S U-N (2017) The barriers to the implementation and enforcement of the Building Code Standards Structural Provisions for mid-rise residential buildings: the case of Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Zhang, L (2022) Risk management framework to guide off-site manufacturing process: a Chinese perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.
Zubairu, M (1990) Sites and services housing development: Strategies for improving the effective demand for projects by low-income families in the urban areas of Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Strathclyde.