Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books

• Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan A. (2013) Post-Tensioned Timber Buildings - Design Guide. Christchurch: Structural Timber Innovation Company (STIC). 286.

• Pampanin S., Palermo AG. and Buchanan A. (2013) Structural Timber Innovation Company Inc. (2013). "Post-Tensioned Timber Buildings - Design Guide. Christchurch: Structural Timber Innovation Company. 278.

Chapters

• Fleischmann C., Buchanan A. and Abu A. (2016) Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete Members. In Hurley MJ; Gottuk DT; Hall JR; Harada K; Kuligowski ED; Puchovsky M; Torero JL; Watts JM; Wieczorek CJ (Ed.), SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (5th ed.): 1949-1978. New York: Springer Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0_54.

Journal Articles

• Iqbal A., Smith T., Pampanin S., Fragiacomo M., Palermo A. and Buchanan AH. (2016) Experimental Performance and Structural Analysis of Plywood-Coupled LVL Walls. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering: Special Issue on Seismic Resistant Timber Structures 142(2) 4015123 http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001383.

• Iqbal A., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan AH. (2015) Performance and design of LVL walls coupled with UFP dissipaters. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 19(3): 383-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2014.987406.

• Iqbal A., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan A. (2014) Behaviour of Post-tensioned Timber Columns under Bi-directional Seismic Loading. Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 47(1): 41-53.

• O'Neill JW., Abu AK., Carradine DM., Moss PJ. and Buchanan AH. (2014) Modelling the fire performance of structural timber-concrete composite floors. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering 5(2): 113-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/2040-2317.5.2.113.

• Smith T., Ponzo F., Di Cesare A., Pampanin S., Carradine D., Buchanan A. and Nigro D. (2014) Post-Tensioned Glulam Beam-Column Joints with Advanced Damping Systems: Testing and Numerical Analysis. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 18(1): 147-167.

• Fragiacomo M., Menis A., Moss PJ., Clemente I., Buchanan AH. and De Nicolo B. (2013) Predicting the fire resistance of timber members loaded in tension. Fire and Materials 37(2): 114-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.2117.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Buchanan AH. (2016) The challenges for designers of tall timber buildings. In WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering.

• Jessop D., Abu A., Wade C., Spearpoint MJ., Gerlich H. and Buchanan A. (2016) Full-scale fire test of a laterally loaded light timber-framed compartment. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA: 9th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF’16), 8-10 Jun 2016.

• Moroder D., Sarti F., Pampanin S., Smith T. and Buchanan AH. (2016) Higher mode effects in multi-storey timber buildings with varying diaphragm flexibility. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference (NZSEE), 1-3 Apr 2016.

• Moroder D., Smith T., Pampanin S. and Buchanan AH. (2015) An equivalent truss method for the analysis of timber diaphragms. Sydney, Australia: Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (PCEE), 6-8 Nov 2015.

• Moroder D., Smith T., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan AH. (2015) Design of floor diaphragms in multi-storey timber buildings. Rotorua, New Zealand: NZSEE, 10-12 Apr 2015.

• O'Neill J., Abu A., Carradine D., Moss P. and Buchanan A. (2015) A simplified design method for estimating the fire performance of structural timber floors. Brisbane, Australia: 2nd International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering (PLSE 2015), 9-11 Dec 2015. In PLSE 2015 Proceedings: 1013-1022.

• Smith T., Moroder D., Sarti F., Pampanin S. and Buchanan AH. (2015) The Reality of Seismic Engineering in a Modern Timber World. Šibenik, Croatia: International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER), 24-27 Aug 2015.

• Costello A., Abu A., Moss P. and Buchanan A. (2014) Simplified Calculation for Fire Performance of Post-Tensioned Timber Box Beams. Christchurch, New Zealand: 11th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, 10-14 Feb 2014. In http://www.iafss.org/publications/fss/11/640.

• Dunbar A., Moroder D., Pampanin S. and Buchanan A. (2014) Timber core-walls for lateral load resistance of multi-storey timber buildings. Quebec City, Canada: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), 10-14 Aug 2014. In WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings.

• Moroder D., Sarti F., Palermo A., Pampanin S. and Buchanan AH. (2014) Seismic design of floor diaphragms in post-tensioned timber buildings. Quebec City, Canada: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE), 10-14 Aug 2014. In WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings.

• Moroder D., Sarti F., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan A. (2014) Experimental investigation of wall-to-floor connections in post-tensioned timber buildings. Auckland, New Zealand: 2014 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference (NZSEE), 21-23 Mar 2014.

• Moroder D., Smith T., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan AH. (2014) Design of Floor Diaphragms in Multi-Storey Timber Buildings. Bath, England: International Network on Timber Engineering Research, 1 Jul 2014.

• Moroder D., Smith T., Pampanin S., Palermo A. and Buchanan AH. (2014) Design of floor diaphragms in multi-storey timber buildings. Bath, United Kingdom: International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER), 1-4 Sep 2014.

• Moroder D., Smith T., Simonetti M., Ponzo FC., Di Cesare A., Nigro D., Pampanin S. and Buchanan AH. (2014) Experimental Behaviour of Diaphragms In Post-Tensioned Timber Frame Buildings. Istanbul, Turkey: 2nd European Conference in Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (ECEES), 25-29 Aug 2014.

• Moroder M., Buchanan AH. and Pampanin S. (2013) Preventing seismic damage to floors in post-tensioned timber frame buildings. New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference (NZSEE2013), 25-29 Aug 2014.

• Moroder M., Buchanan AH. and Pampanin S. (2013) Preventing seismic damage to floors in post-tensioned timber frame buildings. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference (NZSEE2013), 26-28 Apr 2012.

• Watson CP., van Beerschoten W., Smith T., Pampanin S. and Buchanan AH. (2013) Stiffness of Screw-Reinforced LVL in Compression Perpendicular to the Grain. Vancouver, CANADA: 46th CIB W18 Meeting, 26-29 Aug 2013. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE CIB - W18: 261-272.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Buchanan A. (2015) Fire resistance of multi-storey timber buildings. Tsukuba, Japan: 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (10th AOSFST), 5-7 Oct 2015.

Intellectual Property

• Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2015) An engineered wood construction system for high performance structures.Patent No. CA2660466, Canada.

• Buchanan A., Pampanin S. and Palermo A. (2015) Engineered wood construction system for high performance structures.Patent No. US 8935892 B2, U.S.A.

Reports

• John S. and Buchanan A. (2013) Review of End-of-life Options for Structural Timber Buildings in New Zealand and Australia.Commissioned by University of Canterbury. 43pp.

Research Groups

Future Research

• Earthquake resistance of timber structures
• Fire resistance of timber structures
• Sustainability of large timber structures