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seismic events. In this context, the proposed modelling approach contributes to more reliable structural verification and material optimization.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the contributions of Boerboom (the Netherlands) for manufacturing the hybrid CLT panels, Woodjoint (the Netherlands) for finger-jointing the lamellae, and Urban Climate Architects (the Netherlands) for applying the eight hybrid CLT panels is a real-life construction. Furthermore, the authors acknowledge Erik Slis and Peter van der Meer (both TNO) for their experimental support.

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