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Dr Hugh Mansfield Williams, Technical Manager, Engineering &Product Services at TRADA Technology, said, ‘It is excitingto see designers considering timber for types of structure that areusually made of steel or concrete. The large spans and high loadsinherent in car parks are clearly not an insurmountable obstacle tothe use of timber. This is a radical and exciting design. Its useof Eurocode 5 is exactly the type of forward thinking we werehoping to encourage with this initiative.'
One of the advantages of the Eurocodes system for structures is acommon basis of design for all materials, he added. ‘Thismeans that it is easier to design structures using the mostadvantageous combinations of materials, without having to reconciledifferent design philosophies and the two winning projects bothconsider timber in combination with other materials.'
Runner-up this year was Kenneth Leitch who has graduated fromNapier University with a BSc in Civil & Timber Engineering andnow works for Oregon Timber Frame. His project centred on theperformance of dowel-type fasteners to connect the timber soleplate to a concrete substrate in timber frame construction. Theresearch underpinning the work assessed the performance of a rangeof dowel type fasteners and analysed the influencing factors oftimber to concrete connections, while aiming to gain a betterunderstanding of the behaviour of sole plate connections underload.
Dr Mansfield-Williams said, ‘Although the project itself didnot involve a structure per se, it was an excellent piece of testwork and its impact is clearly of importance to the timber frameindustry. It also provided complementary information to thatcontained in Eurocode 5 for timber to steel connections.'
He added, ‘Overall, the judges were impressed with the highcalibre of entries for this year's award. The winning entries willopen up important avenues in development and design, which is oneof the aims of the TRADA prize.'
The winners will be presented with their awards on TRADA's standwithin the Timber Zone at Interbuild, at the NEC in Birmingham, atthe end of October. Recent Stories:
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