Studies on Probability-Based Design for Residential Construction

Topics:
Civil and Environmental,
Construction Services and Home Improvement
Tags:
Human Resources,
Performance Management,
Reliability,
Residential Construction,
U.S. Department Of Housing,
Workforce Management
Source:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Overview: The focus of this study is on wood-frame (light-frame) residential structures built using nominal 2-by framing lumber, structural sheathing, and nail fasteners-materials most commonly used. This study attempts to quantify the "experience" of conventional residential construction in terms of modern concepts of reliability as used in the development of engineering specifications. It lays the groundwork necessary to improve probability-based design procedures as applied to residential (wood-frame) structures and identifies ranges of reliability that may be associated with acceptable performance such that minimum or target reliabilities may be contemplated for efficient residential building design to eliminate unacceptably low performance while maintaining a historically consistent perspective on housing value.

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Format: PDF | Size: 803KB | Date: Dec 2001 | Pages: 43

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