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The non-destructive in situ characterization of timber floors is difficult and may involve expensive procedures, such as loading tests. Alternatively, it is possible to estimate some mechanical properties by assessing the characteristics of timber beams through sonic or penetration tests (e.g. pilodyn and resistograph); however, the existing correlations are still not very reliable. Thus, this project aims assessing the characteristics of timber floors using dynamic identification procedures, a simple and low cost technique when compared to loading tests. In particular, and through the identification of the main frequencies, this research aims estimating the mechanical behaviour of timber floors, including the characteristics of the beams to walls connections.
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The authors would like to thank all the support of NCREP—Consultoriaem Reabilitação do Edificado e Património, Lda, for providing the case studies under this research. The 3rd author would like to thank the FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia—Foundation for Science and Technology) of Portugal for the grant funding—SFRH/BPD/88115/2012.
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Coelho, J., Guedes, J.M., Silva, B., Ilharco, T. (2016). Assessment of the Mechanical Characteristics of Timber Floors Through Simple Dynamic Identification. In: Cruz, H., Saporiti Machado, J., Campos Costa, A., Xavier Candeias, P., Ruggieri, N., Manuel Catarino, J. (eds) Historical Earthquake-Resistant Timber Framing in the Mediterranean Area. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39492-3_36
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