Proposed Structural Testing of Wooden House Frames

The Division of Building Research is vitally interested in the building of houses, especially those of wooden frame construction. This is due to the extensive use of wooden frames in Canada, as illustrated by the fact that 4 out of 5 homes employ this type of structure. Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada's federal housing agency, estimates that 90% of the dwellings constructed under their jurisdication are of wooden frame construction.La Division des recherches en b\ue2timent s'int\ue9resse vivement \ue0 la construction des maisons, surtout celles pourvues de charpentes de bois, \ue9tant donn\ue9 l'usage tr\ue8s r\ue9pandu des charpentes de bois au Canada (quatre maisons sur cinq ont \ue9t\ue9 construites avec de telles charpentes). Selon la Soci\ue9t\ue9 canadienne d'hypoth\ue8ques et de logement (SCHL), l'agence f\ue9d\ue9rale en mati\ue8re de logement, 90 % des habitations dont la construction rel\ue8ve de la SCHL ont des charpentes de bois.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye