Last December, Chenyue defended her thesis on “VIBRATION SERVICEABILITY PERFORMANCE OF MASS TIMBER FLOORS WITH BEAM SUPPORTS AND CONCRETE TOPPING”, and then she started her PhD study under the co-supervision of Drs. Zhou and Chui at the University of Alberta in January. Her PhD study will continue the topic of floor vibration serviceability, aiming to develop a generalized vibration serviceability design framework for mass timber floor systems.
Recently in April, Reza defended his thesis on “A CONNECTION FOR TWO-WAY SPANNING CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER CONCRETE COMPOSITE FLOORS”. This work is co-supervised by Drs. Zhou and Tannert. The findings from his research will pave the way for two-way spanning CLT-concrete floor composite systems such as point-supported CLT-concrete composite floors.
Congratulations to both, and best wishes for their future endeavours.