EPISODE 3

NHERI Tallwood: Testing earthquake performance of mass timber products

In our final episode with NHERI Tallwood co-PI Jeff Berman, we learn about some of the wood products used in this 10-story wood structure — such as mass-plywood panels, cross-laminated timber, and laminated veneer lumber. Industry partners like Boise Cascade and Freres Engineered Wood have donated many mass-timber components, wanting to discover if they are resilient to earthquake loading.

“This ten-story building has just about every type of mass timber that is currently made in it.”

-- Jeff Berman

Here’s a list of industry partners working with the NHERI Tallwood team, including wood product manufacturers: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/collaboration.html

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Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/

DYK? UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is home the world’s largest outdoor shake table. It’s called LHPOST, the Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table.