Abstract: Current capabilities of accurately predicting the behavior of the various subassemblies of light‐frame wood structures (walls, floors, and roofs) now meet (or exceed) the ability to characterize material properties. However, ...

Abstract: Rafter pairs are regularly employed in timber buildings, partially because they may be supported in a wide variety of ways to achieve the various objectives of the designer. A detailed examination of seven common rafter ...

Abstract: Knee ligament forces were directly measured with buckle transducers. Given a collection of buckle transducers with adequate rigidity and a variety of sizes to accommodate different ligamentous ...

Abstract: An experimental system for the analysis of knee joint biomechanics is presented. The system provides for the simultaneous recording of ligament forces using buckle transducers and three-dimensional ...

Abstract: This paper examines several decision‐support tools for transferring AM/FM/GIS technology to small communities. The term Computer‐Assisted Spatial Information Systems (CASIS) provides a basis for a systematic categorization ...

Abstract: The most frequently used approach for representing the constitutive relations for anisotropic materials is Hill's incremental plasticity model. However, a fundamental difficulty with the use of Hill's plasticity model is ...

Abstract: The current National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction design methods for dowel-type connectors are based on four-yield modes for connections in double shear. These yield modes were formulated for use with ...