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The structural behaviour of a shear wall mainly depends on the configuration of the sheathing to framing joints, and the connections to the surrounding structure, of which the anchoring to the substrate is of major importance. However, most of the today used sh ear wall design methods are linear elastic models limited to the design of walls fully anchored at wall ends and openings. For the design

The purpose of this master thesis has been to study prestressed concrete in different bridge codes. The studied codes are the Swedish BRO 94, the American AASHTO code and Eurocode. The codes are compared by dimensioning of a bridge slab in transverse direction and the factors that decide the amount of prestressing steel are evaluated.

This Masters thesis examines the possibilities of using structural masonry in modern building with respect to statical load bearing capacity, building physics, building costs and acoustics. The examination is done by designing three buildings using an existing building as a model. These buildings are then compared to each other and to the existing building with respect to the areas of interest men

This report will examine the reliability of calculation methods used for concrete structures in the serviceability limit state. A comparison between the different methods will be done, based on calculations of the reliability index for these methods. This comparison will be the base for a discussion about what norm that should be prefferd in different situations and what level of reliability the c

This thesis is supposed to form the basis for a future productian of a two-storey wooden house called "Villa Nöbbele". The house is designed for construction on si te. An estimation of cost of "Villa Nöbbele" has been made and to get an object for comparison regarding the construction procedure, bu t above all regarding the price, a house of the Modulent collection has been stu

The objective of this study is to describe the main problem areas in the current stability design of multi-storey timber frame buildings, to identify lacks in current design principles and to recommend in which areas the future development of design principles and guidelines should be focused in order to facilitate the design work and make stabilising systems more effective.

This report contains a study of early deflections and crackingloads in precast prestressed hollow core slabs and the parameters affecting these. The objective of the report is, by conducting measurements of the modulus of elasticity and split-tension on the concrete, to compute the deflection and crackingloads for two types of hollow core slabs manufactured by the company Starka. The analysis is

A model for calculating crack widths in mesh reinforced shell structures with arbitrary directions of the reinforcement. The model is compiled into a spreadsheet for practical use. Comarative examples are made between new and traditional methods.

This report contains a study of thermal effects in concrete bridges. The purpose is to investigate the relevance of the temperature actions prescribed in the Swedish bridge standard, BRO 2002, for concrete bridges. The analyses are performed for a bridge cross-section model, exposed to climatic effects described by climate data for several Swedish locations. The program HEAT 2 was used to calculat

This study provides direct design equations that can be used for FRP reinforced beams with a rupture mode of FRP rupture. An analytical perspective to simplify calculations by developing exact and approximate set of closed form equations is used. This paper is collaboration between the Department of Civil engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas and the Department of Structural E

This report contains a study of the interest and usage of visualisation and animation in the construction process. Through literature studies and conducting a visualisation of a planned reconstruction project have knowledge been gained about what a visualisation is and how it is done. To create an image of the knowledge and interest in the use of three dimensional CAD and visualisation in the cons

Using an inclined screw brings many advantages compared to traditional methods, e.g. high load-bearing capacity, fast and easy montage and high fire resistance. This report contains a study of the influence end- and edge distances have on the load-carrying capacity in joints with inclined screws. Tests were carried out in order to determine if a few of the end- and edge distances proposed by Kevar

This report contains a theoretical study concerning composite construct design with steel and concrete and its mechanical and thermal interaction. The two primary advantages with this composition are the increase of the load-carrying capacity and its fire resistance. Composite construct elements are often used in the building process and there are several companies that offer a complete framework

Calculated deformations in glulam beams caused by moisture are based on linear moisture profile, this does not reflect reality. This report contains of a study where the moisture induced deformations are measured in three different test setups, simulating more realistic moisture exposure. After the beams are seasoned in RH 30 and 95 % the climate was changed, one group was in a moistening phase an

Today´s society depend on electric energy, in nuclear power plants this can be produced. Each nuclear reactor is situated inside a concrete containment reinforced with a post-tensioning system. The aim of this report is to analyse the state of the post-tensioning systems at Ringhals nuclear power plant. The purpose of a containment is to protect the outside world if an accident should occur. Tight

The purpose of this research was to determine how much the strength reduces in a slant nailed connection, which was examined for horizontal loads between stud and bottom plate in an infill wall. Slant nailing is commonly used in the workplace and is an alternative to metal plate connectors as they are both more expensive and more time consuming. However, there are no Swedish or European standards

This paper presents two methods of shear capacity design in two-dimensional membrane elements. The aim in this thesis is to find a method who calculates one resulting transeverse reinforcement instead of two. A procedure (Unified Shear Theory by Collins and Mitchells) is presented for design of transverse reinforcement in two-way concrete slabs. This procedure is compared to the Swedish procedure

Today, the knowledge about ice forces in Sweden is uncertain. Certain guidelines have been developed according to RIDAS to determine ice forces when constructing dams, piers etc. In this thesis an environmental model has been developed to predict thermal ice pressures. The inputs for the model are; a) the mean daily air temperature for each day of the year; b) the snow cover depth. The mean daily

I samband med Södersjukhusets jobbannons från februari i år där Tv-seriesnygga sjuksköterskor söktes dök frågan upp huruvida arbetsgivaren kan ställa krav på arbetstagarnas utseende. Vilken rätt arbetsgivare faktiskt har att ställa krav på arbetstagarnas och arbetssökarnas utseende finns inte direkt uttryckt i lag. Istället finns det lagar och praxis som snarare hindrar arbetsgivaren att ställa vi