ABSTRACT

MrDucret:Shouldwenottakeintoaccountcompositeactionbetweentimberand concrete? MrKeronnen:Itcouldbedone,butinFinland,itwouldbemuchtooexpensivetoachieve that.Itisusedinsomecases.

ProfVirdi:IhaveacommentonMrEngstrom'spaper.Theanalysispresentedinthe paperislinearelastic.AtCityUniversity,wehavedevelopedmethodsofanalysiswhich takedueaccountofmaterialnonlinearity,whilealsoincludingsecondorderinstability effectsaswellassemi-rigidbehaviour.