Search for dissertations about: "timber construction"
Showing result 41 - 45 of 91 swedish dissertations containing the words timber construction.
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41. Customization of buildings using configuration systems - a study of conditions and opportunities in the Swedish timber house manufacturing industry
Abstract : The aim of this project has been to study timber house manufacturers and provide guidance to those who aim to increase efficiency through the adaption of product modeling and eventually configuration. The findings in this report are based on a series of case studies within the abovementioned industry, which serves as a basis for the analysis and recommendations given. READ MORE
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42. Vernacular Buildings and Urban Social Practice - Wood and people in Early Modern Swedish Society
Abstract : Wooden houses were major components of the early modern Swedish townscape. Yet, today these buildings have largely disappeared due to fires, demolition and modernity. The main themes of the thesis are the study of what kind of wooden building techniques were used within the urban environment. READ MORE
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43. Prefabrication strategies in the timber housing industry : a comparison of Swedish and Austrian markets
Abstract : The functional-based building regulations issued in 1994/95, made it possible to once again build higher buildings with timber structures in Sweden. At the same time there was a need to make the traditional project- oriented construction process more efficient, with prefabricated building systems and products as one possible solution. READ MORE
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44. Complexity and learning in timber frame housing : the case of a solid wood pilot project
Abstract : An extensive governmental evaluation of the Swedish construction industry shows that it is possible to reduce production costs in housing construction through industrialisation, customer orientation, and a more efficient construction process. Today large construction companies are more and more focused on dealing with systems and coordinating large projects and the real production is getting less important. READ MORE
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45. Development of prefabricated timber-concrete composite floors
Abstract : Timber-concrete composite structures were originally developed for bridges and upgrading of existing timber floors, but finds today new applications in multi-storey buildings. Most of the research performed to date has been focused on systems where "wet" concrete is cast on top of timber beams with mounted connectors. READ MORE