• 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, 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 posttensioning force on that component. The self-tensioning ...
    • Experimental analysis of pretensioned CLT-glulam T-section beams 

      Estévez-Cimadevila, Javier; Suárez-Riestra, Félix; Otero-Chans, Dolores; Martín-Gutiérrez, Emilio (2018)
      The bending behavior of T-section beams composed of a glulam web and an upper cross-laminated timber flange was studied. The influence of two fundamental factors on the bending strength and stiffness was considered: the ...