Professor Ghasan Doudak
Dates of this presentation:
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 at 9:30 a.m. or Tuesday, December 7th 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
Description:
The known story about the three little pigs and the big bad wolf misses a little but very important detail: the third house was actually built from local Canadian lumber but was designed and detailed properly! A historic perspective on the development of timber construction highlighting advancement in research, design and construction methodologies to date will be discussed. Modern day challenges and opportunities are explored through a reconnaissance mission to the site of the Dunrobin tornado, immediately after an EF3 tornado hit the area in 2018. Based on lessons learned from the site investigation, the presentation will emphasize the importance of proper design and engineering and propose construction methods that can be used to improve the structural performance of wood frame construction under such events.
