Wood frame systems for wood homes.

Wood frame systems for wood homes.

Authors

  • Julio Cesar Molina Universidade de São Paulo
  • Carlito Calil Junior Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2010v31n2p143

Keywords:

Wood frame, Wood homes, Constructive process, Light structures

Abstract

The use of constructive systems that combine strength, speed, with competitive differential techniques and mainly, compromising with the environment, is becoming more popular in Brazil. The constructive system in wood frame for houses of up to five stories is very interesting, because it is a light system, structured in reforested treated wood which allows the combination of several materials, besides allowing speed in the construction and total control of the expenses already in the project phase for being industrialized. The structural behavior of the wood frame is superior to the structural masonry in strength, thermal and acoustic comfort. However, in Brazil, the wood frame is still little known and used, due to lack of technical knowledge about the system, prejudice associated the bad use of the wood as construction material, or still, in some cases, lack of normalization. The aim of this manuscript consists of presenting the main technical characteristics and advantages of the constructive system in wood frame homes, approaching the main stages of the constructive process through examples, showing the materials used in the construction, in addition the main international normative recommendations of the project. Thus, this manuscript also hopes to contribute to the popularization of the wood frame system in Brazil, since it is a competitive, fast and ecologically correct system. Moreover, nowadays, an enormous effort of the technical, commercial and industrial section has been accomplished for the development of this system in the country.

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Author Biographies

Julio Cesar Molina, Universidade de São Paulo

Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da Universidade de São Paulo.

Carlito Calil Junior, Universidade de São Paulo

Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2010-12-15

How to Cite

Molina, J. C., & Junior, C. C. (2010). Wood frame systems for wood homes. Semina: Ciências Exatas E Tecnológicas, 31(2), 143–156. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2010v31n2p143

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