Abstract: The forces induced in braces depend on the magnitude of initial imperfections (lateral bending and twist) and magnitude of applied loads. A method for calculating these forces is presented here. Shear stiffness of attached ...

Abstract: A compact design equation is presented for the design of multiple fastener connections of wood members. It was obtained by algebraic simplification of the Lantos analysis of the unequal load sharing among fasteners in ...

Abstract: A new design criterion for wood members under combined axial and bending loads is proposed. The new equation covers biaxial bending, axial load, and water ponding. It employs Ylinen's column formula for beam or column ...

Abstract: When a member is subjected to combined loading, such as combined bending and compression, the failure criterion contains more than one resistance variable. This paper addresses the practical effects of correlation among ...

Abstract: A beam under load can be more easily twisted or deflected laterally than when not under load. This loss of apparent stiffness is an example of the general principle that stiffness associated with a buckling displacement ...

Abstract: In 1991, Ylinen's column equation was adopted for the design of wood columns in the United States. Ylinen originally derived this equation as a plastic buckling criterion, using a nonlinear compressive stress‐strain law ...

Abstract: This report analyzes the implied reliability of current practice for the design of bolted wood connections. All U.S. data available to the writer were used. The resistance distribution was taken to be normal, and the ...

Abstract: An analysis of elastic buckling in beam‐columns was undertaken to develop a general interaction equation for use in timber design. The derivation of a general buckling criterion and the determination of moment modification ...

Abstract: In the analysis of the lateral buckling of simply supported beams, the ends are assumed to be rigidly restrained against tip. Real supports are, of course, never perfectly rigid. This report examines the relation of the ...