Use of Composite Timber-concrete Floors in Residential Buildings
Timber-concrete floors are widely used in the Gulf region for its resistance to hot and aggressive environment of the area. However, due to the fact that no shear connector is provided,...
The Canadian Approach in the Design of Wood Structures: Conversion to Limit States Design
During the early 70's, the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) established the principle that structural design be carried out using the limit states design (LSD) method. The technical...
Evaluation of Wood Floor Vibration Design Criteria
In the United States, floors in wood buildings are designed according to strength and deflection criteria under static uniform loads. With the introduction of engineered joist products...
Strength Variability of Wood Formwork Members
Failure of concrete formwork is one of the main causes of concrete construction failures. Among the main causes of formwork failure is inadequate strength. Currently there is no published...
LRFD Provisions for Wood Bridges
A project to develop a load and resistance factor design (LRFD) edition of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard Specifications for Highway...
A Self-Balancing Laminate
A self balancing wood laminate has been developed based on the principle of orthotropic elasticity. Lumber is cut into three sections in the flatwise plane and each side member is turned...
Metal Truss Plates: Less than Full-Depth Penetration and Shear Buckling
This paper presents the results of two experimental studies on metal truss plates which are used to join members of wood trusses. The first study investigated the effect that less than...
Response of Stressed Timber T - and Box-Beam Bridges
The objective of this study is to establish the strength, stiffness, and transverse load distribution factors of stressed timber T-, Bulk T-, and Box-beam bridge systems. To achieve the...
Natural Decay Resistance of Glued-Laminated Beams
The natural decay resistance of untreated Douglas-fir heartwood specimens sampled from glued-laminated beams was evaluated using a modified agar plate test modeled after the European Standard...
Fracture Analysis of Bolted Timber Connections
Application of fracture mechanics concepts to splice connections where bolts load timber members perpendicular to the grain is discussed. Attention is given to prediction of the load level...
Validation of the European Yield Model for Nailed Connections
Recent changes in National Design Specification for Wood Construction (NDS) connection design methods make it necessary to validate the European yield model (EYM) for nails. Test values...
Special Considerations in the Design of Connections for Recycled Wood/Plastic Composite Lumber
There is current work in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) to evaluate potential test methods for what they refer to as 'commingled' plastic lumber. This category covers...
Low Strain Dynamic Testing of Wood Piles Supporting an Existing Pier
This paper presents a case history where low strain dynamic testing was performed to test wood piles supporting an existing structure. Under consideration is a 183 m long wooden pier constructed...
Timber Pile Length Determination Using a Nondestructive Technique
Determining timber pile length is critical when evaluating the potential effects of scour and for determining pile capacity. Unfortunately, records of timber pile lengths are typically...
Time-Dependent Load-Distribution Behavior of Parallel-Member Wood Systems
The effect of differential member creep on the load-distribution behavior of parallel-member wood systems is examined. Variability in the creep response of the individual component members...
Aesthetic Issues in Timber Bridges
The vocabulary of visual design and several generally accepted major principles of visual design are reviewed in order to provide a 'context' for case studies of award-winning timber bridges....
Development of Hardwood Glulam Timber Bridge Standards
Design standards and specification for 5.5 to 27.4 m(18 to 90 ft.) clear span hardwood glued laminated (glulam) highway bridges have been developed and are available from the Pennsylvania...
Design and Field Performance of a Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Truss Bridge
This paper describes an on-going study on the design and performance attributes of an experimental wood-truss bridge. This is believed to be the first roadway bridge application of metal-plate-connected...
Bulb-T and Glulam-FRP Beams for Timber Bridges
In this paper, we discusses the manufacturing, analysis, and testing of two glulam beam designers:(1) Southern pine bulb, and (2) yellow-poplar reinforced with pultruded fiber-reinforced...
LRFD vs. ASD for Wood Structures
There is a growing preference within the structural engineering community for the adoption of reliability-based load and resistance factor design (LRFD) procedures in lieu of traditional...
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