Abstract: To evaluate and optimize new engineered wood products such as oriented strand lumber (OSL), it is necessary to investigate their mechanical properties and the influence of the manufacturing process on these mechanical ...

Abstract: Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a growing phenomenon and a recent building solution alternative in timber construction in North America by using massive or solid wood plates as roof, floor, and wall elements. In this paper ...

Abstract: This paper presents a study on the stability capacity and lateral bracing requirements of wood beam-columns subjected to biaxial eccentric compression loads. Material property tests and wood beam-column tests were conducted ...

Abstract: The lateral performance of structurally nonsymmetric diagonal-braced wood shear walls used in post-and-beam timber buildings was investigated with laboratory testing and computer modeling. Monotonic and reversed cyclic ...

Abstract: Dou-gong connections and mortise-tenon jointed traditional timber frames are widely used in traditional Chinese timber structures to resist lateral loads. Such elements exhibit strong nonlinearity in unloading routes, ...

Abstract: The structural behavior of an innovative wood-based composite system, manufactured out of 2×6 southern yellow pine lumber, was studied through destructive experiments. The composite panel system consisted of profiled ...

Abstract: A study has been conducted to evaluate the shear strength of 44 × 184 mm and 44 × 305 mm laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber using ASTM shear block tests, center-point bending tests, and five-point bending ...

Abstract: A nonlinear stochastic model has been formulated to simulate the stress-strain behavior of strand-based wood composites based on the constitutive properties of the wood strands. Prediction models of this type save time and ...

Abstract: A stochastic-based method of evaluating the interaction parameter (

Abstract: A nonlinear finite-element model (LightFrame3D) is presented in this paper to study the performance of 3D timber light-frame buildings under static loading conditions. The uniqueness of the model is the implementation of ...