Abstract: The structural design of high voltage electric transmission lines in the U.S. is most often governed by the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). A simple Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) format is proposed as ...

Abstract: Development of a program (NARCOS) for the nonlinear finite-element analysis of RC skewed slab bridges is outlined. The program is based on a layering formulation in which the cross section is divided into steel and concrete ...

Abstract: Researchers at the University of Maine led an effort in the mid-1990s to develop and use glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tendons, instead of the commonly used steel-threaded bars, for stress-laminating timber bridge ...

Abstract: The University of Maine, in conjunction with Willamette Industries, Georgia-Pacific, Strongwell, and APA—the Engineered Wood Association, tested 90 fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforced glue-laminated wood (glulam) ...

Abstract: A dowel-type shear connector for achieving composite action in glulam bridge girders supporting a concrete deck is described. Direct shear tests of the connector show that its ultimate capacity is unaffected by fatigue, ...

Abstract: This study addresses the development and structural testing of a hybrid sheathing panel designed to improve the lateral resistance of light wood-frame shear walls. The panel consists of thin outer sheets of oriented-strand ...

Abstract: This paper describes the structural performance of an innovative wood plastic composite (WPC) sheet piling. Tensile coupon tests were performed to determine tensile strength and modulus over a range of strain rates for ...