• Application of a new system of self-tensioning to the design of large-span wood floor framings 

      Otero-Chans, Dolores; Estévez-Cimadevila, Javier; Martín-Gutiérrez, Emilio; Pérez-Valcárcel, Juan (ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)
      [Abstract]This study describes a self-tensioning system in which the gravitational loads acting on a horizontal structural element are automatically converted to a post-tensioning force on that component. The self-tensioning ...
    • New system of self-tensioning for long-span wooden structural floors 

      Estévez-Cimadevila, Javier; Otero-Chans, Dolores; Martín-Gutiérrez, Emilio; Suárez-Riestra, Félix; Lamas-López, Valentín (TU Verlag Wien, 2016)
      [Abstract] A self-tensioning system that improves the behavior of elements under bending is described, from a resistant point of view such as deformations. The system is based in a force multiplying device tied in the ...
    • Self-tensioning system for long-span wooden structural floors 

      Estévez-Cimadevila, Javier; Otero-Chans, Dolores; Martín-Gutiérrez, Emilio; Suárez-Riestra, Félix (Elsevier, 2016)
      [Abstract] A patented self-tensioning system for long-span wooden structural floors is described that increases the performance of the deflected sections in terms of both resistance and deformation. The system is based on ...
    • Timber spatial trusses using hollow bars 

      Estévez-Cimadevila, Javier (2011)
      [Abstract] A self-tensioning system that improves the behavior of elements under bending is described, from a resistant point of view such as deformations. The system is based in a force multiplying device tied in the ...