Aivars Vilguts

Dr. Aivars Vilguts

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2021 in Engineering Structures
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Aivars Vilguts
Haris StamatopoulosHaris Stamatopoulos
Haris Stamatopoulos
KMKjell Arne Malo
Kjell Arne Malo

15 April 2022 in European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
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Aivars Vilguts
SNSveinung Ørjan Nesheim
Sveinung Ørjan Nesheim
HSHaris Stamatopoulos
Haris Stamatopoulos
KMKjell Arne Malo
Kjell Arne Malo
A new timber frame structural system consisting of continuous columns, prefabricated hollow box timber decks and beam-to-column moment-resisting connections is investigated. The hollow box timber decks allow long spans with competitive floor height and efficient material consumption. To achieve long spans, semi-rigid connections at the corners of deck elements are used to join the columns to the deck elements. In the present paper, experimental investigations of a semi-rigid moment-resisting connection and a mock-up frame assembly are presented. The semi-rigid connection consists of inclined screwed-in threaded rods and steel coupling parts, connected with friction bolts. Full-scale moment-resisting timber connections were tested under monotonic and cyclic loading to quantify rotational stiffness, energy dissipation and moment resistance. The mock-up frame assembly was tested under cyclic lateral loading and with experimental modal analysis. The lateral stiffness, energy dissipation, rotational stiffness of the connections and the eigen frequencies of the mock-up frame assembly were quantified based on the experimental tests in combination with a Finite Element model, i.e., the model was validated with experimental results from the rotational stiffness tests of the beam-to-column connections. Finally, the structural damping measured with experimental modal analysis was evaluated and compared with FE model using the material damping of timber parts and equivalent viscous damping of the moment-resisting connections.

19 January 2022 in Construction and Building Materials
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Haris StamatopoulosHaris Stamatopoulos
Haris Stamatopoulos
KMKjell Arne Malo
Kjell Arne Malo
AVAivars Vilguts
Aivars Vilguts

13 June 2024 in Journal of Building Engineering
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Aivars Vilguts
Haris StamatopoulosHaris Stamatopoulos
Haris Stamatopoulos
KMKjell Arne Malo
Kjell Arne Malo

7 April 2024 in Journal of Building Engineering
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Aivars Vilguts
APAdam R. Phillips
Adam R. Phillips
RJRuben Jerves
Ruben Jerves
CAChrissi Antonopoulos
Chrissi Antonopoulos
DGDarrin Griechen
Darrin Griechen

5 December 2025 in Engineering Structures
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Aivars Vilguts
APAdam R. Phillips
Adam R. Phillips
CAChrissi Antonopoulos
Chrissi Antonopoulos