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Innovative Slab-Column Connector for a Point-Supported Cross-Laminated Timber Slabs in Tall Buildings – A Numerical Analysis Cover

Innovative Slab-Column Connector for a Point-Supported Cross-Laminated Timber Slabs in Tall Buildings – A Numerical Analysis

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 34 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)
By: Michal Kázsmér and  Jaroslav Sandanus  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2026-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1338-3973 | Journal ISSN: 1210-3896
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Language: English
Page range: 21 - 36
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 29, 2026
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Published on: Mar 27, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Multi-storey buildings,
Point-supported flat slabs,
Cross-laminated timber,
Reinforcement,
System connector,
Numerical analysis
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

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