Abstract: A creep study was undertaken to characterize the creep response of a wood I-joist framed and oriented strand board (OSB) sheathed floor system under typical residential in-service loads (e.g., gravity and environmental). ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental results from large-scale red maple glued-laminated (glulam) double t-beam testing for application in hardwood glulam bridge design. Experimental results indicate that glulam t-beams assembled ...

Abstract: Creep testing of oriented strand board/foam structural insulated panels (SIPs) was conducted to measure the midspan creep deflections of SIP beams loaded in quarter point and to test the effects of SIP thickness, load ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes the findings of an experimental study to characterize the cyclic racking and monotonic loading performance of wood-stud and steel-stud wall specimens, which were sheathed on both faces with gypsum ...

Abstract: Two design criteria, allowable stress design (ASD) and load and resistance factor design (LRFD), are presented for calculating glued-laminated (glulam) stiffener beam depth and number of dome head through bolts used in ...

Abstract: Dowel and stiffener beam deck-to-deck connections transfer shear and moment between hardwood glued-laminated (glulam) transverse deck panels in longitudinal timber bridges. The connections resist relative deflections between ...

Abstract: A 5-year program to monitor the performance of a red oak longitudinal girder, transverse deck glued-laminated (glulam) highway bridge is presented. The bridge design details, including preservative treatment results, are ...