Abstract
Following the Bad Reichenhall ice-arena collapse, the Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction conducted two large-scale projects to evaluate existing wide-span timber structures The paper discusses the most frequent failure modes and reasons for observed failures and will give recommendations on how to assess wide-span timber structures as well as on intervals of future evaluations to maintain the intended level of safety.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008 |
| Pages | 1399-1406 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008 - Miyazaki, Japan Duration: 2 Jun 2008 → 5 Jun 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008 |
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| Volume | 3 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008 |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Miyazaki |
| Period | 2/06/08 → 5/06/08 |