All listed projects are collaborations with the Advanced Research in Timber Systems (ARTS) group at the University of Alberta who were responsible for attracting funding and talent to these projects. See ​https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/research/groups/timber-systems/index.html for more information.

These collaborations have focused on timber-concrete composite floor systems which optimize the use of each material to capitalize on the tensile response and lightweight nature of mass timber as well as the rigidity and compression strength of concrete.

Publications related to timber concrete composites:
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1. Mirdad, M.A., Chui, Y.H., Tomlinson, D.G. and Chen, Y. (2021) "Bending Stiffness and Load-Deflection Response Prediction of Mass Timber Panel-Concrete Composite Floor System with Mechanical Connectors." Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 35(5), 04021052. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF.1943-5509.0001620
2. Mirdad, M.A., Chui, Y.H. and Tomlinson, D.G. (2021) "Capacity and Failure Mode Prediction of Mass Timber Panel-Concrete Composite Floor System with Mechanical Connectors." Journal of Structural Engineering. 174(2). 04020338. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0002909
3. Zhang, L., Chui, Y.H., and Tomlinson, D.G., (2020). “Experimental Investigation on the Shear Properties of Notched Connections in Mass Timber Panel-Concrete Composite Floors.” Construction and Building Materials. 234. 117375. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061819328272