Tall Wood Design for Lateral Loads (this is not a self-paced course)

November 6 - 17, 2023

Lateral load design often imposes a challenging task for tall wood structures constructed in high seismic regions such as the west coast of BC. For tall wood structures, conventional solutions are not able to meet the building performance criteria and innovative structural solutions are often needed. This course focus on skills and competencies that cover a range of design solutions of lateral load systems including braced heavy timber frame structures, mass timber shear wall structures, wood-concrete and wood-steel hybrid systems to resist wind and seismic loads. Floor and roof diaphragm design will be introduced as well.