Abstract: Beneficial system behavior has been acknowledged in the design of repetitive-member systems. Current design specifications for wood (both National Design Specification and LRFD) permit the use of a repetitive-member factor ...

Abstract: The state of Hawaii is a series of mountainous islands with a topography that is much more complex than the simple isolated hills and escarpments included in ASCE standard ASCE/SEI 7-22 (Minimum design loads and associated ...

Abstract: Wood frame walls are essential subassemblies used to transmit roof, floor, wind, and seismic loads into lower stories and eventually into the foundation of light-frame structures. There has been some discussion and debate ...