Abstract: Current light-frame wood construction design specifications recognize repetitive member effects in wood-joist floor systems. However, it is unclear whether these design stress increases apply equally to both uniform and ...

Abstract: A micro–macro mechanistic approach to damage in short-fiber composites is developed in this paper. At the microscale, a reference aligned fiber composite is considered for the analysis of the ...

Abstract: Connections in wood structures are important when designing for ductility. The 1997 Uniform Building Code has taken this into consideration when designating wind and earthquake load duration factors for connections. Factors ...